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Iowa's published schedules by category
Codes on the current schedule, the newest effective date, the median published rate as a percentage of national Medicare where a comparator exists, and one recognizable procedure's rate per category. Open a category for its common-procedure table.
| Category | Codes | Effective | Median % of Medicare | Example rate | PA required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician | 6,709 | Aug 2026 | 77.6% | $43.23 Office visit, established patient, low complexity (20-29 min) (99213) | -- |
| Lab & Imaging | 2,057 | Jan 2026 | 98.1% | $23.51 Chest X-ray, 2 views (71046) | -- |
| DME & Supplies | 1,855 | May 2026 | 66.8% | $1,073.38 Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device (E0601) | -- |
| Drugs | 817 | Jul 2026 | -- | -- | -- |
| Vision | 155 | Jul 2024 | 49.6% | $84.10 Eye exam, new patient, comprehensive (92004) | -- |
| Behavioral Health | 42 | Dec 2025 | 50% | $83.33 Psychotherapy, 60 minutes (90837) | -- |
| Hearing | 19 | Jul 2024 | -- | $2,016.15 Hearing aid, digital, binaural, bte (V5261) | -- |
| Transport | 21 | Jul 2021 | -- | $84.67 Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) (A0428) | -- |
| State-Specific Services | 193 | Jan 2026 | 65.1% | $18.18 Telehealth originating site facility fee (Q3014) | -- |
| Dental | Iowa's dental Medicaid rates live in the dental section, with their own per-state page. | ||||
Iowa also publishes 2 anesthesia codes (Jul 2024), too few or too old to summarize here.
Published Medicaid fee-for-service schedule amounts, not a coverage or eligibility guarantee. Managed-care plan rates can differ. Where no prior-authorization flag is shown, the state does not publish one.
Where Iowa publishes its fee schedules
- Publisher
- Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Program
- Iowa Medicaid
- Official source
- https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/welcome-iowa-medicaid/iowa-medicaid-fee-schedule
- Last checked
- Aug 21, 2026
ProviderSignal collects every category from the state's publication, standardizes the rows and labels each code in its own plain language. Rates are the published amounts; the state's page remains the legal source.
These are common-procedure samples. The complete Iowa schedules, every category and every code, export as CSV on the Rates plan.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Iowa publish a Medicaid fee schedule?
Yes. Iowa publishes 11,868 Medicaid fee-for-service procedure rates across 9 service categories, effective through Aug 2026, all collected and normalized here with plain-language procedure names. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes Iowa's Medicaid fee schedules.
Who publishes Iowa's Medicaid fee schedule?
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes Iowa's Medicaid fee schedules. The state's own fee-schedule page is https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/welcome-iowa-medicaid/iowa-medicaid-fee-schedule. ProviderSignal collects every category from it, standardizes the rows and re-checks the source on a rolling cadence (last checked Aug 21, 2026).
What does Iowa Medicaid pay for common services?
An established-patient office visit (99213) pays $43.23, a two-view chest X-ray (71046) $23.51 and a CPAP device (E0601) $1,073.38. Every figure is the state's published fee-for-service amount for the code's benchmark locality; managed-care plans can pay differently. The category pages list common procedures with plain-language names, and the complete all-codes schedules export as CSV on the Rates plan.
How do Iowa's Medicaid rates compare with Medicare?
Pooled across categories with a national Medicare comparator, Iowa's published rates run a median 78% of the Medicare amount, ranking 35 of 49 jurisdictions with a comparable basis.
What service categories does Iowa publish?
Physician (6,709 codes), Lab & Imaging (2,057 codes), DME & Supplies (1,855 codes), Drugs (817 codes), Vision (155 codes), Behavioral Health (42 codes), Hearing (19 codes), Transport (21 codes), State-Specific Services (193 codes). Dental rates have their own section with per-state pages.
How current are these rates?
Rates come from Iowa's currently published fee schedules, the newest effective Aug 2026, and are re-collected on a rolling monthly cadence. This page updates automatically after each collection sweep.