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Vim

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 8 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$151$148 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$170 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $151 to $389Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $126 to $158
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $170professional $151

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
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $151 · 6th 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.