Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comCataract surgery in Iowa: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 21 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 66984
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center | $1,170 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-09-26 |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona | $2,143 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-07-16 |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton | $2,358 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls | $2,358 | 1.1× | 22 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $2,358 | 1.1× | 18 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $2,358 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $3,333 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $3,532 | 1.6× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $3,593 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $3,810 | 1.7× | 6 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $3,946 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $4,008 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $4,125 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak | $4,310 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $4,346 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly | $4,355 | 2.0× | 1 | 2026-03-03 |
| Hancock County Health System Britt | $4,878 | 2.2× | 2 | 2026-06-30 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $4,936 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $5,064 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $5,601 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $11,294 | 4.8× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for cataract surgery in Iowa?
21 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for cataract surgery in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 66984, hospital outpatient, the median across 21 hospitals is $3,946, 1.8× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.