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Novafix DL

Iowa rates for HCPCS Q4254

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Novafix DL cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $479 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$126 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$240 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $191 to $575Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $93 to $589
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$588.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.59

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in North Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$191

AK $479NC $117

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.