Chemotherapy infusion cost in Iowa

Prices at 50 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $349 — 17% below the US median ($418), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt, IA $121 $103 96 min 14.8%
Ringgold County Hospital Mount Ayr, IA $170 $123 140 min 14.7%
Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $171 $109 ★ 4/5 113 min 14.7%
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $186 $114 ★ 2/5 104 min 14.9%
Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $186 $126 ★ 3/5 114 min 16.0%
Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $190 $120 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $190 $114 ★ 3/5 159 min 15.6%
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $192 $78 ★ 4/5 226 min 13.9%
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $198 $114 ★ 4/5 135 min 13.9%
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $198 $113 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.2%
Trinity-Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $198 $113 ★ 3/5 210 min 15.2%
Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA $208 $108 109 min 15.0%
St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $211 $129 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.1%
St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City, IA $211 $129 ★ 2/5 180 min 15.6%
CHI Health-Mercy Corning Corning, IA $227 $429 ★ 3/5 131 min 14.8%
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $231 $429 ★ 4/5 102 min 14.9%
Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA $236 $117 ★ 3/5 188 min 13.5%
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs, IA $275 $333 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.8%
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak, IA $277 $294 112 min 15.2%
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee, IA $309 $80 ★ 2/5 132 min 14.8%
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $310 $315 ★ 5/5 169 min 15.1%
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $329 $300 ★ 3/5 212 min 15.6%
Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc Cedar Falls, IA $339 $295 99 min 14.3%
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City, IA $349 129 min 15.0%
Lakes Regional Healthcare Spirit Lake, IA $372 $217 ★ 2/5 125 min 14.4%

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 August 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)
$472
Cash / self-pay
$349
Insurer-negotiated
$294
Medicare pays
$81
$188$496
Median cash $349  ·  Medicare $81  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $349 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($81). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $472 list price could save about $124 (26%).

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