Prices at 42 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $166 — 5% below the US median ($175), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $66 | $59 | — | 132 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $84 | $94 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $84 | $104 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $84 | $104 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital | Rock Rapids, IA | $94 | $88 | — | 105 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $97 | $136 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $98 | $195 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $99 | $71 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $103 | $92 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $103 | $92 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $110 | $48 | — | 128 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $110 | $154 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $119 | $80 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $122 | $111 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $122 | $103 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $127 | $193 | — | 104 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $143 | $127 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $148 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $157 | $153 | — | 90 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $160 | $310 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $163 | $310 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $169 | $158 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $176 | $18 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $198 | — | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $209 | $304 | — | 119 min | — |
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. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $166 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($129). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($258).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $275 list price could save about $109 (40%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.