Posted commercial rates at 15 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $26,094 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $28,098 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $28,643 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $29,008 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $29,183 | 1.3× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $30,348 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-03-31 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $33,637 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $33,903 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $34,440 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $36,352 | 1.6× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $43,714 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $44,112 | 2.0× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $53,505 | 2.3× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $54,085 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-02-15 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $59,171 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $43,480 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $46,356 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $47,801 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell | $48,411 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $48,702 | 1.3× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $56,136 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $56,579 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $57,475 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $62,175 | 1.7× | 6 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $63,559 | 1.8× | 6 | 2026-03-31 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $70,438 | 1.9× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $87,397 | 2.3× | 9 | 2026-02-28 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $97,465 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-02-15 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $97,622 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
15 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar spinal fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 451), the median across 15 hospitals is $33,903, 1.5× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.