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Posted commercial rates at 12 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 27870
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $10,220 | 0.8× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $12,352 | 0.9× | 4 | 2026-02-15 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $15,224 | 1.2× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $17,719 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $21,940 | 1.8× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $22,613 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $24,966 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $27,128 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $27,849 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $28,571 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $31,601 | 2.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $35,136 | 2.9× | 2 | 2026-01-28 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for ankle fusion in Iowa?
12 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for ankle fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 27870, hospital outpatient, the median across 12 hospitals is $23,790, 1.9× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.