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Varicose vein ablation in Iowa: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 23 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 36475

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Orange City Area Health System Orange City$2,5880.8×12026-09-23
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City$3,2261.1×172026-03-31
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton$3,2261.1×202026-03-31
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines$3,2261.1×202026-03-31
Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona$4,0651.3×22026-07-16
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$4,6001.5×32025-11-19
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$5,0301.7×42025-11-19
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$5,2381.6×52026-02-15
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak$5,5181.8×12026-04-01
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$5,5321.8×12026-01-28
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$5,6741.8×122026-02-28
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond Belmond$5,8141.9×12026-04-22
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion Clarion$5,8141.9×12026-06-11
Hancock County Health System Britt$5,9462.0×32026-06-30
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$6,0842.0×12026-06-27
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$6,1402.0×22026-09-01
Decatur County Hospital Leon$6,6302.2×22026-03-04
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$6,8132.2×32026-01-28
Finley Hospital Dubuque$6,8832.3×52026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$6,9892.3×32026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$7,7302.5×32026-01-28
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$8,2542.7×42026-01-28

CPT 36478

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Monroe County Hospital Albia$4,4681.5×22026-03-17
Floyd County Medical Center Charles City$4,6001.5×32025-11-19
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine$4,7281.6×42026-01-28
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee$5,0301.7×42025-11-19
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown$5,5321.8×12026-01-28
Finley Hospital Dubuque$5,7481.9×52026-01-28
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond Belmond$5,8141.9×12026-04-22
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs$6,0551.9×52026-02-15
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union$6,0842.0×12026-06-27
Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines$6,1402.0×22026-09-01
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs$6,8102.1×122026-02-28
Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf$6,8132.2×32026-01-28
Allen Hospital Waterloo$6,9892.3×32026-01-28
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge$7,7302.5×32026-01-28

Questions

How much do insurers pay for varicose vein ablation in Iowa?

23 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for varicose vein ablation in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 36475, hospital outpatient, the median across 22 hospitals is $5,744, 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.