Prices at 52 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $37 — 4% below the US median ($38), roughly 3.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $10 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 15.8% |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $20 | $22 | — | — | 15.0% |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $25 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 132 min | 14.8% |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $26 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | 15.0% |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $26 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | 13.5% |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $26 | $47 | ★ 3/5 | 131 min | 14.8% |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $27 | $28 | — | 140 min | 14.7% |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $27 | $33 | — | 112 min | 15.2% |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $27 | $47 | ★ 4/5 | 102 min | 14.9% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $29 | — | — | 118 min | 14.7% |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $30 | $4 | — | 129 min | 14.9% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $31 | $21 | ★ 5/5 | 169 min | 15.1% |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $33 | $46 | — | 144 min | 14.7% |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $34 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 188 min | 13.5% |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake, IA | $35 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 125 min | 14.4% |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $36 | $34 | ★ 3/5 | 98 min | 14.5% |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $37 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | 13.9% |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | 15.2% |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 15.1% |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | 15.2% |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 159 min | 15.6% |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | 16.0% |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | 15.6% |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | 14.9% |
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 $37 — about 3.6× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $53 list price could save about $16 (31%).
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