Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comCarpal tunnel release, endoscopic in Iowa: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 22 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 29848
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg | $821 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-03-31 |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond Belmond | $914 | 0.6× | 5 | 2026-04-22 |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion Clarion | $914 | 0.6× | 5 | 2026-06-11 |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda | $1,013 | 0.7× | 3 | 2026-07-13 |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly | $1,019 | 0.7× | 2 | 2026-03-03 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $1,161 | 0.8× | 4 | 2026-06-01 |
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $1,364 | 0.9× | 3 | 2026-09-23 |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning | $1,539 | 1.0× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls | $1,643 | 1.1× | 22 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $1,643 | 1.1× | 18 | 2026-03-31 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $2,339 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $2,564 | 1.7× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $2,750 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $2,813 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $3,148 | 2.0× | 6 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $3,230 | 2.1× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $3,464 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $3,554 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $3,931 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $4,995 | 3.2× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $5,106 | 3.1× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $8,645 | 5.3× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for carpal tunnel release, endoscopic in Iowa?
22 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for carpal tunnel release, endoscopic in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 29848, hospital outpatient, the median across 22 hospitals is $2,452, 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.