Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comKnee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in Iowa: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 26 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 29881
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $1,970 | 0.6× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda | $3,334 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-07-13 |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton | $3,343 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls | $3,343 | 1.1× | 22 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $3,343 | 1.1× | 17 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $3,343 | 1.1× | 18 | 2026-03-31 |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hawarden | $3,599 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-04-24 |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning | $3,636 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-07-01 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $4,643 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $4,742 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak | $4,856 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $4,871 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield | $4,873 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-09-02 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $5,094 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $5,102 | 1.6× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $5,205 | 1.6× | 6 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $5,374 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $5,702 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $5,702 | 1.7× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $5,840 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $6,363 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $7,023 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $7,205 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $7,969 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $9,875 | 3.0× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $9,929 | 3.2× | 3 | 2026-07-23 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in Iowa?
26 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 29881, hospital outpatient, the median across 26 hospitals is $4,984, 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.