Prices at 50 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $81 — 12% below the US median ($92), roughly 9.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $13 | $15 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | 15.0% |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $26 | $33 | — | 103 min | 15.2% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $30 | $21 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 15.8% |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $47 | — | — | 129 min | 15.0% |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $59 | $100 | — | 109 min | 15.0% |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $62 | $50 | — | 115 min | 14.4% |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $68 | $12 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.8% |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $69 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $69 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | 13.9% |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $69 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | 15.2% |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $69 | $10 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 15.1% |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $69 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 188 min | 13.5% |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $69 | $10 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | 15.2% |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $69 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 159 min | 15.6% |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $69 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | 16.0% |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $69 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | 15.6% |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $69 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | 14.9% |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $69 | $38 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | 14.7% |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $72 | $22 | — | 99 min | 14.3% |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $72 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 226 min | 13.9% |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $79 | $24 | ★ 3/5 | 131 min | 14.8% |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $80 | $60 | — | 80 min | 15.1% |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $80 | $59 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 14.4% |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $81 | $24 | ★ 4/5 | 102 min | 14.9% |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $83 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | 14.3% |
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 August 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 $81 — about 9.9× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($16).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $120 list price could save about $39 (33%).
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