Prices at 44 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $59 — 13% above the US median ($52), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $27 | $25 | — | 112 min | 15.2% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $29 | — | — | 118 min | 14.7% |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $29 | $47 | ★ 3/5 | 131 min | 14.8% |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $30 | $47 | ★ 4/5 | 102 min | 14.9% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $34 | $37 | ★ 5/5 | 169 min | 15.1% |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $43 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | 14.3% |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center | Newton, IA | $43 | $61 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | 13.4% |
| Mercyone Elkader Medical Center | Elkader, IA | $43 | $49 | — | 102 min | 15.5% |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $43 | $62 | — | 109 min | 15.5% |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $43 | $55 | — | 103 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $47 | $43 | ★ 4/5 | 226 min | 13.9% |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $48 | — | — | 129 min | 15.0% |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $48 | $61 | — | 105 min | 14.8% |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $49 | $67 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | 14.5% |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $49 | $67 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | 15.1% |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $50 | $61 | — | 103 min | 15.2% |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $54 | $35 | — | 140 min | 14.7% |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $56 | $53 | — | 98 min | 14.6% |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $58 | $46 | — | 115 min | 14.4% |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $59 | $38 | — | 99 min | 14.3% |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $59 | $75 | ★ 3/5 | 212 min | 15.6% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $59 | $41 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 15.8% |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $59 | $58 | — | 88 min | 15.0% |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $59 | $54 | ★ 3/5 | 98 min | 14.5% |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $60 | $22 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.8% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $59 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($16). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($32).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $80 list price could save about $21 (26%).
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