Prices at 33 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $458 — 22% below the US median ($590), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $112 | $31 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | 14.5% |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $112 | $31 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | 15.1% |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $130 | $204 | ★ 2/5 | 188 min | 14.3% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $140 | — | — | 118 min | 14.7% |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $140 | $131 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.4% |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $186 | $74 | — | 112 min | 15.2% |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $195 | $31 | ★ 3/5 | 212 min | 15.6% |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $228 | — | — | 140 min | 14.7% |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $256 | $349 | ★ 3/5 | 131 min | 14.8% |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $261 | $349 | ★ 4/5 | 102 min | 14.9% |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $290 | $266 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | 16.0% |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $355 | $184 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $355 | $207 | ★ 3/5 | 159 min | 15.6% |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $378 | $305 | — | 88 min | 15.0% |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $397 | $674 | — | 109 min | 15.0% |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $456 | — | ★ 3/5 | 98 min | 14.5% |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $458 | $206 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 15.1% |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $458 | $206 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | 15.6% |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $458 | $151 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | 14.7% |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $472 | $381 | — | 98 min | 14.6% |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $509 | $73 | ★ 1/5 | 250 min | 13.6% |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $549 | $291 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | 13.9% |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $549 | $283 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | 15.2% |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $549 | $283 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | 15.2% |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas, IA | $563 | $546 | — | 121 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 $458 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($189). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($378).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $573 list price could save about $115 (20%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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