Burn treatment cost in Iowa

Prices at 48 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $298 — about the US median ($305), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ringgold County Hospital Mount Ayr, IA $68 $45 140 min 14.7%
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner, IA $121 118 min 14.7%
Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA $138 $175 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.4%
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs, IA $146 $243 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.8%
CHI Health-Mercy Corning Corning, IA $149 $255 ★ 3/5 131 min 14.8%
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $152 $255 ★ 4/5 102 min 14.9%
St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $154 $172 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.1%
St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City, IA $154 $172 ★ 2/5 180 min 15.6%
Van Diest Medical Center Webster City, IA $162 $133 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.4%
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $182 $24 ★ 1/5 250 min 13.6%
Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $183 $258 144 min 14.7%
Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $183 $232 103 min
Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg, IA $185 $235 105 min 14.8%
Buchanan County Health Center Independence, IA $187 $137 88 min 15.0%
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak, IA $188 $184 112 min 15.2%
Story County Hospital Nevada, IA $194 $192 103 min 15.2%
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA $199 $242 ★ 2/5 151 min 15.0%
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee, IA $200 $222 ★ 2/5 132 min 14.8%
Clarke County Hospital Osceola, IA $227 $114 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.8%
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $258 $282 ★ 5/5 169 min 15.1%
Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA $277 $343 109 min 15.0%
Regional Medical Center Manchester, IA $292 $870 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.3%
Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas, IA $294 $270 121 min
Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $302 $171 ★ 4/5 113 min 14.7%
Osceola Community Hospital Sibley, IA $306 $248 118 min 14.6%

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 June 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$355
Cash / self-pay
$298
Insurer-negotiated
$194
Medicare pays
$129
$151$422
Median cash $298  ·  Medicare $129  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $298 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($129). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($259).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $355 list price could save about $58 (16%).

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