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Knee arthroscopy at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital

1026 A Avenue N.E, Cedar Rapids, IA · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1083708226

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$2,659.20

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,324.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$490.70 with Aetna vs $2,853.85 with Iowa Total Care — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Advantage $490.70 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicare Advantage $500.51 ↓ -81%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $500.51 ↓ -81%
Amerivantage Medicare Advantage $515.24 ↓ -81%
Humana Medicare Advantage $515.24 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $515.24 ↓ -81%
Health Partners Open Network Commercial $1,054.76 ↓ -60%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO $1,067.90 ↓ -60%
Wellmark UHP Self-Funded Commercial $1,067.90 ↓ -60%
Aetna HMO $1,204.90 ↓ -55%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO $1,256.30 ↓ -53%
Cigna/Midlands Commercial $1,304.86 ↓ -51%
Aetna PPO $1,466.27 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare HMO $1,661.93 ↓ -38%
United Healthcare PPO $1,661.93 ↓ -38%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $2,853.85 ↑ +7%
Iowa Total Care Managed Medicaid $2,853.85 ↑ +7%
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Knee arthroscopy at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,440.00 $25.36 – $195.20
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $5,597.25 $2,934.80 – $5,759.97
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $20,569.25 $1.92 – $6,537.75
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $9,979.22 $0.96 – $3.36
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City $2,659.20 $432.12 – $2,873.50
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $31,778.88 $0.96 – $6,322.47
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $28,365.57 $2.28 – $6,322.47
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $18,009.36 $2.88 – $2,931.00

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