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Posted commercial rates at 27 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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MS-DRG 603
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $5,037 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-03-31 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $7,518 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $7,575 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $8,175 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $8,280 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $8,310 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $8,329 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $8,636 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton | $9,431 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $9,601 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $9,676 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Washington County Hospital And Clinics Washington | $9,718 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-09-08 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $9,800 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $9,830 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls | $9,978 | 1.7× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $10,338 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $11,912 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $12,088 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $13,154 | 2.2× | 2 | 2026-06-01 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $13,438 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $14,079 | 2.4× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $15,271 | 2.4× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $15,986 | 2.7× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $18,173 | 3.0× | 2 | 2026-09-23 |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning | $20,577 | 3.5× | 1 | 2026-07-01 |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center | $36,715 | 6.1× | 1 | 2026-09-26 |
MS-DRG 602
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $10,801 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $12,362 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $12,475 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $13,636 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $13,701 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $13,724 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-03-31 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $13,810 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $13,893 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Washington County Hospital And Clinics Washington | $15,205 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-09-08 |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton | $15,392 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $15,932 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $15,994 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $16,014 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $16,141 | 1.7× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $16,396 | 1.7× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $16,526 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $19,726 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $21,465 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $21,756 | 2.2× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $22,030 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $23,491 | 2.4× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $24,932 | 2.4× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $26,976 | 2.8× | 2 | 2026-06-01 |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning | $32,197 | 3.3× | 1 | 2026-07-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for skin infection (cellulitis) (hospital stay) in Iowa?
27 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for skin infection (cellulitis) (hospital stay) in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 603), the median across 26 hospitals is $9,815, 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.