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Atrial fibrillation ablation in Iowa: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 17 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 93656

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$18,8710.7×112026-02-28
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$26,7041.1×172026-03-31
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo$26,7041.1×172026-03-31
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$26,7041.1×202026-03-31
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$28,5001.1×42026-02-15
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$33,8671.4×42025-11-19
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$38,8441.6×22025-11-19
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$39,1371.6×12026-06-27
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$43,1141.7×12026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$50,8282.0×22026-09-01
Finley Hospital Dubuque$51,7232.1×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$53,0982.1×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$54,4742.2×32026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$60,2522.4×32026-01-28
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$66,9922.7×22026-01-28

MS-DRG 274

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Finley Hospital Dubuque$26,3881.2×72026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$28,6321.3×22026-09-01
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$28,9681.3×42026-01-28
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell$29,3371.3×12026-01-28
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$29,5131.3×32025-11-19
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$30,9121.4×102026-03-31
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$34,0191.5×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$34,2871.5×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$34,8301.6×32026-01-28
Monroe County Hospital Albia$37,5561.7×42026-03-17
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$44,5402.0×22026-03-31
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$44,5582.0×22025-11-19
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$45,6862.0×22026-06-27
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$48,7442.0×52026-02-15
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$52,9632.2×92026-02-28

MS-DRG 273

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Finley Hospital Dubuque$33,0371.2×72026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$35,8841.3×22026-09-01
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$36,2941.3×42026-01-28
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell$36,7571.3×12026-01-28
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$36,9771.3×32025-11-19
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$38,5851.4×102026-03-31
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$42,6221.5×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$42,9591.5×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$43,6391.6×32026-01-28
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo$44,8001.6×22026-03-31
Monroe County Hospital Albia$46,9321.7×42026-03-17
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$54,6261.9×22025-11-19
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$55,7792.0×22026-03-31
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$57,2582.0×22026-06-27
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$60,9052.0×52026-02-15
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$66,3582.2×92026-02-28

Questions

How much do insurers pay for atrial fibrillation ablation in Iowa?

17 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for atrial fibrillation ablation in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 93656, hospital outpatient, the median across 15 hospitals is $39,137, 1.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.