Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comSentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in Iowa: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 21 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 38525
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $3,376 | 0.8× | 6 | 2026-02-28 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $4,000 | 1.1× | 18 | 2026-03-31 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $4,677 | 1.2× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $4,779 | 1.2× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $4,891 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-01-28 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $5,313 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $5,597 | 1.5× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $5,740 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $5,846 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Crawford County Memorial Hospital Denison | $5,846 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $6,730 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $6,784 | 1.8× | 17 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $6,784 | 1.8× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $6,784 | 1.8× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $7,614 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $7,633 | 2.0× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $8,288 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $8,503 | 2.3× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $9,405 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque | $10,337 | 2.8× | 5 | 2026-03-31 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa | $11,882 | 3.2× | 3 | 2026-07-23 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in Iowa?
21 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 38525, hospital outpatient, the median across 21 hospitals is $6,730, 1.8× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.