CT scan of the pelvis with contrast cost in Iowa

Prices at 51 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,745 — 13% above the US median ($1,548), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City, IA $263 $319 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.0%
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA $263 $319 ★ 2/5 210 min 13.5%
St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $758 $210 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.1%
St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City, IA $758 $210 ★ 2/5 180 min 15.6%
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs, IA $879 $540 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.8%
Van Diest Medical Center Webster City, IA $968 $847 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.4%
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $1,052 $549 ★ 5/5 169 min 15.1%
Greater Regional Medical Center Creston, IA $1,058 $1,815 ★ 3/5 98 min 14.5%
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA $1,088 $1,319 ★ 2/5 151 min 15.0%
Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $1,159 $218 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $1,159 $210 ★ 3/5 159 min 15.6%
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt, IA $1,217 $1,053 96 min 14.8%
Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA $1,237 $2,099 109 min 15.0%
Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA $1,238 $999 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.4%
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner, IA $1,292 118 min 14.7%
CHI Health-Mercy Corning Corning, IA $1,419 $2,839 ★ 3/5 131 min 14.8%
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $1,449 $2,839 ★ 4/5 102 min 14.9%
Clarke County Hospital Osceola, IA $1,472 $288 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.8%
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $1,658 $179 ★ 3/5 212 min 15.6%
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $1,706 $179 ★ 2/5 188 min 14.3%
Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas, IA $1,717 $1,631 121 min
Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $1,740 $179 ★ 4/5 158 min 13.4%
Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton New Hampton, IA $1,740 $2,530 109 min 15.5%
Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $1,740 $2,214 103 min
Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $1,745 $218 ★ 3/5 114 min 16.0%

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. 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)
$2,550
Cash / self-pay
$1,745
Insurer-negotiated
$847
Medicare pays
$226
$950$2,426
Median cash $1,745  ·  Medicare $226  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,745 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($226). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($452).

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