Physical therapy evaluation cost in Iowa

Prices at 57 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $197 — 14% below the US median ($229), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Clarke County Hospital Osceola, IA $50 $65 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.8%
CHI Health-Mercy Corning Corning, IA $75 $96 ★ 3/5 131 min 14.8%
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $77 $95 ★ 4/5 102 min 14.9%
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs, IA $89 $177 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.8%
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $107 $158 ★ 5/5 169 min 15.1%
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt, IA $110 $95 96 min 14.8%
Story County Hospital Nevada, IA $118 $128 103 min 15.2%
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak, IA $118 $108 112 min 15.2%
Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney, IA $142 $162 15.0%
Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg, IA $143 $191 105 min 14.8%
Van Diest Medical Center Webster City, IA $145 $127 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.4%
Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $159 $101 ★ 4/5 113 min 14.7%
Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA $163 $254 109 min 15.0%
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $164 $133 ★ 2/5 188 min 14.3%
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner, IA $166 118 min 14.7%
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee, IA $178 $198 ★ 2/5 132 min 14.8%
Greater Regional Medical Center Creston, IA $184 $168 ★ 3/5 98 min 14.5%
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $187 $108 ★ 2/5 104 min 14.9%
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $189 $240 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.5%
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center Sioux City, IA $189 $240 ★ 2/5 198 min 15.1%
Osceola Community Hospital Sibley, IA $190 $191 118 min 14.6%
Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA $195 $221 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.4%
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $196 $236 ★ 3/5 212 min 15.6%
Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas, IA $196 $172 121 min
Mercyone Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $197 $275 ★ 4/5 158 min 13.4%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$268
Cash / self-pay
$197
Insurer-negotiated
$177
Medicare pays
$98
$113$295
Median cash $197  ·  Medicare $98  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $197 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($98). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($196).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $268 list price could save about $71 (27%).

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