Prices at 45 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,653 — 3% above the US median ($2,564), roughly 8.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $580 | $876 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $905 | $996 | — | 116 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $918 | $803 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,136 | $787 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $1,472 | $2,498 | — | 104 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,788 | $355 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $1,788 | $355 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $1,901 | $2,112 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $2,116 | $1,666 | — | 132 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $2,121 | $1,414 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $2,153 | $359 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $2,174 | $351 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $2,174 | $336 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $2,270 | $1,482 | — | 77 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $2,273 | $2,756 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $2,421 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $2,437 | $356 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $2,501 | $847 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $2,626 | $5,252 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $2,681 | $5,252 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $2,934 | $2,787 | — | 102 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $3,151 | $2,725 | — | 100 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $3,225 | $3,460 | — | 103 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $3,407 | $777 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $3,608 | $356 | ★ 4/5 | 123 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 October 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 $2,653 — about 8.1× the Medicare rate ($328). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($655).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,727 list price could save about $1,073 (29%).
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