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Vim

Alaska rates for HCPCS Q4251

Vim, per sq cm (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vim cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 6 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$200$148 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$178 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $151 to $339Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $145 to $407
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $186professional $200

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.5 times more in Alaska than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $200 · 1st of 51
AK $200MN $129

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.