Prices at 32 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $239 — 5% above the US median ($228), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $104 | $181 | ★ 3/5 | 212 min | 15.6% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $109 | $211 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 15.8% |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $113 | $188 | ★ 5/5 | 88 min | 14.4% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $120 | $88 | — | 118 min | 14.7% |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $142 | $133 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.4% |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $167 | $333 | ★ 3/5 | 131 min | 14.8% |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $170 | $333 | ★ 4/5 | 102 min | 14.9% |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $173 | $156 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $173 | $151 | ★ 3/5 | 159 min | 15.6% |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $193 | $149 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | 14.7% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $202 | $171 | ★ 5/5 | 169 min | 15.1% |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $226 | $116 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.8% |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $226 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | 14.3% |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $234 | $226 | — | 98 min | 14.6% |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $234 | $157 | ★ 3/5 | 188 min | 13.5% |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $239 | $156 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | 13.9% |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $239 | $153 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | 15.2% |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $239 | $160 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 15.1% |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $239 | $153 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | 15.2% |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $239 | $160 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | 15.6% |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $239 | $153 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | 14.9% |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $243 | $243 | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | 15.0% |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $243 | $243 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | 13.5% |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $254 | $75 | ★ 4/5 | 226 min | 13.9% |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $263 | $171 | ★ 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 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)
Typical cash price here is $239 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($110). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($219).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $299 list price could save about $60 (20%).
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