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Posted commercial rates at 37 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 21931
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond Belmond | $848 | 0.5× | 5 | 2026-04-22 |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion Clarion | $848 | 0.5× | 5 | 2026-06-11 |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton | $854 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-08-13 |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon | $896 | 0.6× | 1 | 2026-06-10 |
| Orange City Area Health System Orange City | $903 | 0.6× | 4 | 2026-09-23 |
| Crawford County Memorial Hospital Denison | $909 | 0.6× | 5 | 2026-07-27 |
| Hancock County Health System Britt | $962 | 0.6× | 5 | 2026-06-30 |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon | $975 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-03-04 |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona | $1,047 | 0.7× | 5 | 2026-07-16 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $1,064 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-07-27 |
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $1,239 | 0.8× | 3 | 2026-09-23 |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda | $1,247 | 0.8× | 2 | 2026-07-13 |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly | $1,600 | 1.0× | 2 | 2026-03-03 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $1,687 | 1.1× | 18 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $1,687 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $1,687 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield | $1,948 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-09-02 |
| Chi Health - Mercy Corning Corning | $2,312 | 1.5× | 10 | 2026-02-28 |
| Chi Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley | $2,312 | 1.4× | 11 | 2026-02-28 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $2,368 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $2,571 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $2,596 | 1.6× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $2,824 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $2,847 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $2,906 | 1.8× | 2 | 2026-03-17 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $2,966 | 1.9× | 6 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $3,176 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $3,507 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $3,598 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak | $3,658 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $3,979 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $4,032 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $4,198 | 2.6× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $8,645 | 5.1× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
CPT 21552
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $1,451 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Crawford County Memorial Hospital Denison | $1,451 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda | $1,489 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-07-13 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $1,603 | 0.6× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hawarden | $1,716 | 0.6× | 1 | 2026-04-24 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $2,806 | 1.0× | 2 | 2026-03-17 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $2,968 | 1.1× | 17 | 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 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $3,466 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak | $3,834 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| 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 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $4,522 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $4,641 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| 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 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $5,319 | 1.9× | 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 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for lipoma (fatty lump) removal in Iowa?
37 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for lipoma (fatty lump) removal in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 21931, hospital outpatient, the median across 34 hospitals is $2,130, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.