Prices at 52 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $65 — 15% below the US median ($77), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $14 | $17 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $23 | $20 | — | 100 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $29 | $29 | — | 132 min | — |
| Osceola Community Hospital | Sibley, IA | $38 | $39 | — | 115 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $38 | $49 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $40 | $53 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $40 | $53 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $40 | $67 | — | 104 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $40 | $39 | — | 90 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $42 | $67 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $44 | $52 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $44 | $50 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $44 | $46 | — | 96 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $45 | $56 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $46 | $51 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $51 | $32 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $53 | $52 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $53 | $65 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $53 | $63 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $53 | $63 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $55 | $41 | — | 77 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $56 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $57 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $59 | $39 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $65 | $87 | — | 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 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 $65 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($102).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $81 list price could save about $16 (19%).
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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