Prices at 25 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,745 — 5% above the US median ($1,666), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $587 | $838 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $642 | $219 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $711 | $622 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $711 | $622 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $1,195 | $941 | — | 132 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,336 | $307 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $1,336 | $307 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $1,530 | $369 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,666 | $1,767 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $1,734 | $130 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $1,756 | $307 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $1,796 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $1,886 | $362 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $1,886 | $307 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $1,886 | $307 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $1,946 | $558 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $1,946 | $558 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $1,960 | $421 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $1,960 | $331 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $1,985 | $558 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $2,052 | $219 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $2,055 | $558 | ★ 3/5 | 204 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 $1,745 — about 7.3× the Medicare rate ($239). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($479).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,220 list price could save about $475 (21%).
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