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Neck fusion (ACDF) in Iowa: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 18 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 22551

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$11,5150.9×52026-02-15
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$12,1100.9×62026-02-28
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$13,1171.1×172026-03-31
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$13,1171.1×202026-03-31
Crawford County Memorial Hospital Denison$13,8841.1×12026-07-27
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$15,2241.2×42025-11-19
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque$19,9861.6×52026-03-31
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$20,2561.6×42026-01-28
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$21,9401.8×22025-11-19
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$22,6131.8×12026-01-28
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$23,1561.9×12026-06-27
Finley Hospital Dubuque$23,4961.9×52026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$24,9662.0×22026-09-01
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$27,8492.3×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$28,5712.3×32026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$31,6012.6×32026-01-28

MS-DRG 473

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Finley Hospital Dubuque$20,0401.2×72026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$21,2341.3×22026-09-01
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$21,9731.3×42026-01-28
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell$22,2541.3×12026-01-28
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$22,3871.3×32025-11-19
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$23,0871.4×102026-03-31
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$25,8051.6×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$26,0081.6×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$26,4201.6×32026-01-28
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque$27,4721.6×72026-03-31
Monroe County Hospital Albia$27,9951.7×42026-03-17
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$33,0782.0×22026-03-31
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$33,8832.0×22026-06-27
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$34,9462.1×22025-11-19
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$36,3412.0×52026-02-15
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$39,6762.2×92026-02-28

MS-DRG 472

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Finley Hospital Dubuque$24,5031.2×72026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$25,6261.3×22026-09-01
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$26,8901.3×42026-01-28
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell$27,2341.4×12026-01-28
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$27,3971.4×32025-11-19
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$27,7321.4×102026-03-31
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$31,5791.6×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$31,8291.6×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$32,3331.6×32026-01-28
Monroe County Hospital Albia$33,6701.7×42026-03-17
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$39,8822.0×22026-03-31
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$40,8902.0×22026-06-27
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$41,7042.1×22025-11-19
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$43,7042.0×52026-02-15
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$49,1652.3×92026-02-28

Questions

How much do insurers pay for neck fusion (acdf) in Iowa?

18 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for neck fusion (acdf) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 22551, hospital outpatient, the median across 16 hospitals is $21,098, 1.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.