Prices at 39 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $169 — 8% above the US median ($156), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $29 | $66 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $45 | $35 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $52 | $90 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $57 | $108 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $58 | $45 | — | 77 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $62 | $103 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $62 | $43 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $75 | $24 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $75 | $32 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $78 | $54 | — | 132 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $94 | $93 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $94 | $93 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $114 | $73 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $115 | $87 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $115 | $87 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $115 | $87 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $126 | $109 | — | 100 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $167 | $333 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $168 | $18 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $170 | $333 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Eagle View Behavioral Health | Bettendorf, IA | $175 | $225 | — | — | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $177 | $160 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $190 | $99 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $190 | $90 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $250 | $27 | ★ 5/5 | 104 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 September 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 $169 — about 5.6× the Medicare rate ($30). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($61).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $240 list price could save about $71 (30%).
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