Prices at 54 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,944 — 8% above the US median ($1,803), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $756 | $1,233 | ★ 3/5 | 98 min | 14.5% |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $872 | $959 | — | — | 15.0% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $929 | $657 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 15.8% |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $984 | $608 | ★ 2/5 | 188 min | 14.3% |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,101 | $235 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 15.1% |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $1,101 | $235 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | 15.6% |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $1,224 | $1,071 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.4% |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $1,292 | $2,193 | — | 109 min | 15.0% |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $1,295 | $235 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $1,295 | $227 | ★ 3/5 | 159 min | 15.6% |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $1,403 | $1,701 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | 15.0% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,435 | $957 | ★ 5/5 | 169 min | 15.1% |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $1,564 | $1,738 | ★ 2/5 | 132 min | 14.8% |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $1,596 | $243 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | 16.0% |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $1,753 | $3,506 | ★ 3/5 | 131 min | 14.8% |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $1,759 | $885 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 14.4% |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $1,777 | $244 | ★ 4/5 | 121 min | 14.5% |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $1,777 | $244 | ★ 2/5 | 198 min | 15.1% |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $1,789 | $3,506 | ★ 4/5 | 102 min | 14.9% |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $1,799 | $244 | — | 99 min | 14.3% |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $1,799 | $244 | ★ 4/5 | 226 min | 13.9% |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $1,884 | — | — | 129 min | 15.0% |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $1,910 | $1,652 | — | 96 min | 14.8% |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $1,913 | $1,360 | — | 80 min | 15.1% |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $1,974 | $244 | ★ 1/5 | 250 min | 13.6% |
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 $1,944 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($227). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($455).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,835 list price could save about $891 (31%).
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