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Posted commercial rates at 26 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 27447
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $12,532 | 0.9× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton | $13,117 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls | $13,117 | 1.1× | 22 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $13,117 | 1.1× | 17 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $13,117 | 1.1× | 18 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $13,117 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $15,224 | 1.2× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $18,000 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $18,955 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $19,072 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning | $19,970 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-07-01 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $19,986 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Crawford County Memorial Hospital Denison | $20,055 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $21,940 | 1.8× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $22,613 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $23,496 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-01-28 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $23,966 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $27,849 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $28,571 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $31,601 | 2.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $38,961 | 3.2× | 3 | 2026-07-23 |
MS-DRG 470
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $15,981 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $16,778 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $17,500 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $17,724 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $17,830 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $18,372 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $20,552 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $20,714 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton | $20,888 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $21,042 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $21,350 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls | $22,099 | 1.7× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $22,234 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $23,541 | 1.8× | 8 | 2026-03-31 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $25,137 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $26,172 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $26,772 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $27,674 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-07-23 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $28,800 | 2.2× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $28,868 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $29,230 | 2.2× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $31,997 | 2.3× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $32,059 | 2.4× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
MS-DRG 469
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $26,383 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $27,632 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $28,534 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $30,338 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $30,726 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $30,910 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $33,025 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $33,140 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $34,133 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $34,650 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $35,629 | 1.7× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $35,910 | 1.7× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $36,479 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $41,056 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $42,098 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $44,974 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $46,442 | 2.2× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $55,470 | 2.5× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for knee replacement in Iowa?
26 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for knee replacement in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 27447, hospital outpatient, the median across 21 hospitals is $19,970, 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.