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Posted commercial rates at 19 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 63030
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $7,413 | 1.1× | 17 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $7,413 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $7,858 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $9,256 | 1.3× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $10,441 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $11,142 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $11,294 | 1.5× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $11,296 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $11,529 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $12,555 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $13,045 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $14,111 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $15,462 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $15,863 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $17,545 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
MS-DRG 520
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer | $9,496 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $12,171 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $12,994 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $13,302 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $13,472 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $13,553 | 1.3× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $14,369 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $15,622 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $15,745 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $15,995 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $16,811 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $17,343 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $20,734 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $22,524 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $23,032 | 2.3× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $24,350 | 2.2× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
MS-DRG 519
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $16,709 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $17,398 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $18,302 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $18,536 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $18,647 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $19,028 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $21,494 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $21,663 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $22,006 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $22,508 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $23,036 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $27,134 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $27,762 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $29,350 | 2.1× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $29,902 | 2.2× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $29,908 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $33,463 | 2.3× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for lumbar discectomy in Iowa?
19 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar discectomy in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 63030, hospital outpatient, the median across 15 hospitals is $11,296, 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.