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Posted commercial rates at 22 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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MS-DRG 788
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $7,720 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $8,340 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $8,397 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $8,504 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $8,555 | 1.3× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $9,296 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $9,445 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $9,861 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $9,939 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $10,079 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $10,096 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $10,327 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $10,994 | 1.7× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $11,751 | 1.8× | 8 | 2026-03-31 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $11,777 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-07-23 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $12,846 | 2.0× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $13,096 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $13,307 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $14,116 | 2.0× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $14,324 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $14,946 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $16,291 | 2.5× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
MS-DRG 787
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $9,043 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $9,714 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $9,856 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $9,981 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $10,041 | 1.3× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $10,327 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $10,787 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $10,899 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $11,574 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $11,665 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $11,777 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-07-23 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $11,850 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $12,681 | 1.7× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $12,814 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $13,671 | 1.8× | 8 | 2026-03-31 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $14,116 | 1.7× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $15,012 | 2.0× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $15,226 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $15,500 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $16,739 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $17,273 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $18,294 | 2.4× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
MS-DRG 786
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $10,327 | 0.9× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $13,710 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $14,116 | 1.2× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $14,348 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $14,998 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $15,189 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $15,281 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $15,801 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $15,813 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $16,948 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $17,613 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $17,752 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $18,033 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $18,262 | 1.6× | 8 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $18,368 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $22,406 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $22,894 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $25,116 | 2.2× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $25,362 | 2.3× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for c-section in Iowa?
22 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for c-section in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 788), the median across 22 hospitals is $10,212, 1.5× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.