Chest tube insertion cost in Iowa

Prices at 45 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$746
Chargemaster (median)
$1,013
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$445
Medicare pays
$143

Typical cash range: $349 – $1,250.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurer
Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA $290 $491
Ringgold County Hospital Mount Ayr, IA $293 $207
Mercyone Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $328 $68
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $328 $68
Mercy Medical Center-new Hampton New Hampton, IA $328 $68
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak, IA $398 $282
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $408 $68
Chi Health – Mercy Corning Corning, IA $488 $928
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $488 $68
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $488 $68
Story County Hospital Nevada, IA $490 $230
Chi Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $498 $928
Regional Medical Center Manchester, IA $523 $870
Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $525 $327
Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas, IA $551 $534
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA $576 $568
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner, IA $597 —
Van Diest Medical Center Webster City, IA $626 $688
Clarke County Hospital Osceola, IA $641 $157
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee, IA $682 $758
Buchanan County Health Center Independence, IA $691 $454
Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $728 $378
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City, IA $764 —
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $769 $1,514
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg, IA $810 $753

Source: hospitals’ machine-readable price files (45 CFR §180). Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

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