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Lumbar fusion from the front (ALIF) in Iowa: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 16 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 22558

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$18,6900.7×12026-02-28
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$23,1560.9×12026-06-27
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$24,0880.9×12026-01-28
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$24,0880.9×12026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$24,0880.9×12026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$24,0880.9×12026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$24,0880.9×12026-01-28
Finley Hospital Dubuque$24,0880.9×12026-01-28
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell$24,0880.9×12026-01-28
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$27,7221.1×172026-03-31
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$27,7221.1×202026-03-31
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$52,7662.0×22026-09-01

MS-DRG 451

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Finley Hospital Dubuque$26,0941.2×72026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$28,0981.3×22026-09-01
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$28,6431.3×42026-01-28
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell$29,0081.3×12026-01-28
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$29,1831.3×32025-11-19
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$30,3481.4×102026-03-31
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$33,6371.5×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$33,9031.5×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$34,4401.6×32026-01-28
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque$36,3521.6×72026-03-31
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$43,7142.0×22026-03-31
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$44,1122.0×22025-11-19
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$53,5052.3×92026-02-28
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$54,0852.3×12026-02-15
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$59,1712.7×12026-06-27

MS-DRG 402

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Finley Hospital Dubuque$33,0531.2×72026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$34,9701.3×22026-09-01
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$36,3121.3×42026-01-28
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell$36,7751.3×12026-01-28
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$36,9951.4×32025-11-19
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$37,6191.4×102026-03-31
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$42,6431.6×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$42,9791.6×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$43,6601.6×32026-01-28
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque$45,2431.6×72026-03-31
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$54,3642.0×22026-03-31
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$54,6502.0×22025-11-19
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$66,3902.3×92026-02-28
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$73,6442.7×12026-06-27

Questions

How much do insurers pay for lumbar fusion from the front (alif) in Iowa?

16 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar fusion from the front (alif) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 22558, hospital outpatient, the median across 12 hospitals is $24,088, 0.9× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.