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Septic Arthritis with Major Complications

Iowa rates for MS-DRG 548

Septic Arthritis with MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Septic Arthritis with Major Complications cost?

$23,442

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23,442 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21,380 to $26,303.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23,442 · 10th to 90th $18,621 to $34,674
$20Kfacility $23,442

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$30,199.52
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$36,307.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$37,153.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$39,810.72

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Montana than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 39th of 51

$23,442

MT $48,978NM $15,488

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.