Prices at 27 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$668
Chargemaster (median)
$669
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$623
Medicare pays
$204
$535$1,744
Median cash $668 · Medicare $204 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $535 – $1,744. The median cash price is about 3.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $470 | $224 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.8% |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $535 | $642 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | 13.9% |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $535 | $649 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | 16.0% |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $535 | $642 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 15.1% |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $535 | $676 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | 15.2% |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $535 | $420 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | 14.7% |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $535 | $642 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | 15.6% |
| Trinity – Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $535 | $676 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | 15.2% |
| Unitypoint Health – Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $535 | $539 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $535 | $551 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | 14.9% |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $535 | $676 | ★ 3/5 | 159 min | 15.6% |
| Unitypoint Health – Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $535 | $603 | ★ 3/5 | 188 min | 13.5% |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $620 | $581 | — | 129 min | 14.9% |
| University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $716 | $562 | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | 15.0% |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $716 | $562 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | 13.5% |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $716 | $691 | — | 88 min | 15.0% |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $759 | $88 | ★ 4/5 | 226 min | 13.9% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $807 | — | — | 118 min | 14.7% |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $856 | $89 | ★ 1/5 | 250 min | 13.6% |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $856 | $96 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | 15.1% |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $856 | $96 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | 14.5% |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $865 | — | — | 112 min | 15.2% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,126 | $2,627 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 15.8% |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $2,362 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | 14.3% |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $2,384 | — | — | 129 min | 15.0% |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.