Prices at 51 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $347 — 27% below the US median ($479), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $93 | $52 | — | 140 min | 14.7% |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $122 | $121 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $122 | $267 | ★ 3/5 | 159 min | 15.6% |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $165 | $115 | — | 112 min | 15.2% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $180 | — | — | 118 min | 14.7% |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $189 | $252 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | 16.0% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $191 | $406 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 15.8% |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $199 | $390 | ★ 3/5 | 131 min | 14.8% |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $199 | $84 | — | 88 min | 15.0% |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $203 | $390 | ★ 4/5 | 102 min | 14.9% |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $206 | $316 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 14.4% |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $220 | $212 | — | 103 min | 15.2% |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $236 | $223 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | 13.9% |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $236 | $267 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | 15.2% |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $236 | $267 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | 15.2% |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $236 | $46 | — | 144 min | 14.7% |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $272 | $190 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | 14.7% |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas, IA | $276 | $268 | — | 121 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $291 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | 14.3% |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake, IA | $336 | $229 | ★ 2/5 | 125 min | 14.4% |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $341 | $339 | — | 105 min | 14.8% |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $347 | $46 | — | 99 min | 14.3% |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $347 | $40 | ★ 2/5 | 188 min | 14.3% |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $347 | $39 | — | 109 min | 15.5% |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $347 | $46 | — | 103 min | — |
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 $347 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($157). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($315).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $446 list price could save about $99 (22%).
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