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Posted commercial rates at 18 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 27698
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $6,639 | 0.9× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $7,413 | 1.1× | 17 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $7,413 | 1.1× | 18 | 2026-03-31 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $7,812 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-03-17 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $8,452 | 1.2× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield | $8,563 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-09-02 |
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $8,840 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $10,441 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $10,565 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-02-28 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $12,555 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $14,054 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $14,111 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $15,462 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $15,863 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $17,545 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $17,719 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $19,508 | 2.8× | 2 | 2026-01-28 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $22,020 | 3.2× | 3 | 2026-07-23 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for ankle ligament repair in Iowa?
18 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for ankle ligament repair in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 27698, hospital outpatient, the median across 18 hospitals is $11,560, 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.