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Vim

Iowa 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $182 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$148$145 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$182 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $174 to $209Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $126 to $182
$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $182professional $148

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $151 · 14th 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.