Prices at 46 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$34
Chargemaster (median)
$42
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$19
Medicare pays
$4
$23$61
Median cash $34 · Medicare $4 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $23 – $61. The median cash price is about 7.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $8 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | 15.0% |
| Mercy Medical Center-new Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $10 | $4 | — | 109 min | 15.5% |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $14 | $18 | — | 103 min | 15.2% |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $21 | — | — | 129 min | 15.0% |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $22 | $25 | — | 112 min | 15.2% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $23 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 15.8% |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $24 | $4 | — | 129 min | 14.9% |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $24 | $20 | — | 140 min | 14.7% |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $29 | $28 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 14.4% |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $30 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | 14.3% |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $33 | $6 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | 15.2% |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $33 | $6 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | 15.6% |
| Unitypoint Health – Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $33 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 188 min | 13.5% |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $33 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | 14.7% |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $33 | $6 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | 14.9% |
| Unitypoint Health – Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $33 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.2% |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $33 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | 16.0% |
| Trinity – Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $33 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | 15.2% |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $33 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 15.1% |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $33 | $6 | ★ 4/5 | 135 min | 13.9% |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $33 | $5 | ★ 3/5 | 159 min | 15.6% |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $34 | $5 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.8% |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $34 | $30 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.4% |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $35 | $60 | — | 109 min | 15.0% |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $35 | $5 | ★ 2/5 | 188 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. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.