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Posted commercial rates at 36 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 20680
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $1,554 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-23 |
| Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls | $2,968 | 1.1× | 22 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $2,968 | 1.1× | 18 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $2,968 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $2,968 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton | $3,343 | 1.2× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $3,343 | 1.2× | 17 | 2026-03-31 |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield | $3,400 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-09-02 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $3,962 | 1.4× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $4,100 | 1.5× | 6 | 2026-01-28 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $4,183 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly | $4,250 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-03-03 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $4,288 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-03-17 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $4,522 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $5,030 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $5,178 | 1.7× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $5,278 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $5,419 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $5,506 | 2.0× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $5,648 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $6,195 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $6,355 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $7,029 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $8,645 | 2.9× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $8,815 | 3.2× | 3 | 2026-07-23 |
CPT 20670
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story County Hospital Nevada | $821 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $935 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-09-23 |
| Washington County Hospital And Clinics Washington | $946 | 0.6× | 1 | 2026-09-08 |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda | $1,024 | 0.6× | 2 | 2026-07-13 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $1,269 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hawarden | $2,094 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-04-24 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $2,288 | 1.4× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $2,368 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon | $2,556 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-06-10 |
| Chi Health - Mercy Corning Corning | $2,702 | 1.7× | 10 | 2026-02-28 |
| Chi Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley | $2,702 | 1.6× | 11 | 2026-02-28 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $2,847 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $3,047 | 1.8× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $3,188 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Compass Memorial Healthcare Marengo | $3,208 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-02-12 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $3,212 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $3,343 | 2.1× | 18 | 2026-03-31 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $3,448 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Crawford County Memorial Hospital Denison | $3,498 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $3,507 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $3,598 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $3,979 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $4,424 | 2.8× | 2 | 2026-01-28 |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak | $4,511 | 2.8× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $5,012 | 3.2× | 3 | 2026-07-23 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $5,419 | 3.4× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $5,506 | 3.5× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for removal of plates or screws in Iowa?
36 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for removal of plates or screws in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 20680, hospital outpatient, the median across 25 hospitals is $4,288, 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.