Prices at 38 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,334 — 36% below the US median ($2,081), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $450 | $900 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $459 | $900 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $654 | $698 | — | 100 min | — |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $667 | $943 | — | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $679 | $128 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $758 | — | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $848 | $128 | — | 96 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $931 | $646 | — | 104 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $1,015 | — | — | 113 min | — |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $1,016 | $128 | — | 130 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $1,177 | $1,704 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,200 | $1,638 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $1,334 | $699 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $1,334 | $959 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $1,334 | $888 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,334 | $888 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $1,334 | $860 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $1,334 | $888 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $1,334 | $888 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $1,334 | $1,129 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $1,334 | $888 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $1,334 | $712 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $1,334 | $584 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $1,344 | — | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $1,354 | — | — | 128 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 $1,334 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($630). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,259).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,667 list price could save about $333 (20%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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