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Lumbar fusion, posterolateral 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 22612

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$12,1100.7×62026-02-28
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$17,9141.1×172026-03-31
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$17,9141.1×202026-03-31
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$23,1561.4×12026-06-27
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$27,2011.6×32025-11-19
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$31,3581.9×22025-11-19
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$32,3201.9×12026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$34,0972.0×22026-09-01
Finley Hospital Dubuque$38,7732.3×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$39,8042.4×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$40,8352.4×32026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$45,1662.7×32026-01-28
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$50,2193.0×22026-01-28

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 450

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Finley Hospital Dubuque$43,4801.2×72026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$46,3561.3×22026-09-01
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$47,8011.3×42026-01-28
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell$48,4111.3×12026-01-28
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$48,7021.3×32025-11-19
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$56,1361.5×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$56,5791.6×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$57,4751.6×32026-01-28
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$62,1751.7×62026-03-31
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque$63,5591.8×62026-03-31
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$70,4381.9×22025-11-19
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$87,3972.3×92026-02-28
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$97,4652.5×12026-02-15
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$97,6222.7×12026-06-27

Questions

How much do insurers pay for lumbar fusion, posterolateral in Iowa?

16 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar fusion, posterolateral in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 22612, hospital outpatient, the median across 13 hospitals is $32,320, 1.9× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.