Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comThigh bone (femur shaft) fracture fixation in Iowa: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 23 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 27506
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $4,829 | 0.7× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $6,648 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-01-28 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $6,648 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-01-28 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $8,878 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $11,294 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-02-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $14,111 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
MS-DRG 481
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $17,577 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $18,218 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $19,258 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $19,504 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $19,621 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $19,896 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $19,944 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $22,616 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton | $22,682 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $22,795 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $23,118 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $23,156 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $23,569 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls | $23,997 | 1.7× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $24,096 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $28,404 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $29,070 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $30,049 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-07-23 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $31,216 | 2.2× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $31,283 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $31,669 | 2.2× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $33,794 | 2.4× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $35,211 | 2.3× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
MS-DRG 480
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $19,896 | 1.0× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $24,872 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $25,331 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $27,297 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $27,645 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $27,811 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton | $31,538 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $31,848 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $32,057 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $32,310 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $32,822 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $33,290 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $34,697 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $34,776 | 1.8× | 6 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $37,264 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-03-31 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $37,881 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $39,426 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $40,420 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $41,782 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-07-23 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $42,262 | 2.1× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $43,211 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $49,909 | 2.4× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
MS-DRG 482
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $13,462 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $14,186 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $14,724 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $14,912 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $15,002 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $15,631 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $17,292 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $17,428 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $17,704 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $18,170 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $18,245 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $18,354 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $18,884 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $19,090 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $22,157 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $22,637 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $23,400 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-07-23 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $24,523 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $24,844 | 2.2× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $24,986 | 2.2× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $26,921 | 2.3× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for thigh bone (femur shaft) fracture fixation in Iowa?
23 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for thigh bone (femur shaft) fracture fixation in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 27506, hospital outpatient, the median across 6 hospitals is $7,763, 1.1× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.