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Upper endoscopic ultrasound 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 43259

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$1,9601.1×202026-03-31
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$2,4921.4×42025-11-19
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$2,7731.5×32025-11-19
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$2,9101.5×52026-02-15
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$3,1161.7×22026-06-27
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$3,3341.8×12026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$3,7322.0×22026-09-01
Finley Hospital Dubuque$3,7322.0×42026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$4,1062.2×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$4,2122.3×32026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$4,6592.5×32026-01-28
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$5,1802.8×22026-01-28
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$8,6454.4×62026-02-28

CPT 43242

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo$1,9601.1×182026-03-31
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$1,9601.1×202026-03-31
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$2,4921.4×42025-11-19
Finley Hospital Dubuque$2,6061.4×62026-01-28
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$2,7731.5×32025-11-19
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$2,8651.6×42026-01-28
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$2,9101.5×52026-02-15
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$3,1161.7×22026-06-27
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$3,2621.7×62026-02-28
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$3,3341.8×12026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$3,7322.0×22026-09-01
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$4,1062.2×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$4,2122.3×32026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$4,6592.5×32026-01-28

CPT 43237

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Monroe County Hospital Albia$9740.5×22026-03-17
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$1,9601.1×202026-03-31
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$2,4921.4×42025-11-19
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$2,7731.5×32025-11-19
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$2,9101.5×52026-02-15
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$3,1161.7×22026-06-27
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$3,2621.7×62026-02-28
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$3,3341.8×12026-01-28
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$3,7322.0×22026-09-01
Finley Hospital Dubuque$4,0002.2×32026-01-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$4,1062.2×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$4,2122.3×32026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$4,6592.5×32026-01-28
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$5,1802.8×22026-01-28
Ottumwa Regional Health Center Ottumwa$5,8233.2×32026-07-23

Questions

How much do insurers pay for upper endoscopic ultrasound in Iowa?

16 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for upper endoscopic ultrasound in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 43259, hospital outpatient, the median across 13 hospitals is $3,732, 2.0× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.