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Vim

Kentucky 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $145 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$145$102 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$145 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $145 to $309Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $102 to $151
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $145professional $145

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
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41,686.94
Median
$51,286.14
Typical High
$56,234.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$51,286.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $145 · 43rd 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.