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Heel or Elbow Protector

Iowa rates for HCPCS E0191

Heel or elbow protector, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Heel or Elbow Protector cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$5.89 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$5.89 to $12.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $2 to $19Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $30
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $11professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$15.85
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Wisconsin than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $9.77 · 7th of 51
WI $13.18CA $5.37

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.