Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comLiver biopsy (needle) in Iowa: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 24 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 47000
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda | $1,208 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-07-13 |
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $1,229 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $1,348 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $1,370 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-06-01 |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak | $1,507 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $1,687 | 1.1× | 17 | 2026-03-31 |
| 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 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $1,694 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Compass Memorial Healthcare Marengo | $1,804 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-02-12 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $2,121 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-03-17 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $2,288 | 1.4× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $2,493 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $2,530 | 1.5× | 11 | 2026-02-28 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $2,571 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $2,847 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $3,157 | 2.0× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $3,212 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $3,480 | 2.2× | 6 | 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 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $3,979 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $6,276 | 4.0× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for liver biopsy (needle) in Iowa?
24 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for liver biopsy (needle) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 47000, hospital outpatient, the median across 24 hospitals is $2,205, 1.4× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.