Prices at 55 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $486 — 6% below the US median ($519), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $127 | $159 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $127 | $159 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $146 | $214 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $245 | $67 | — | 130 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $247 | $88 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $247 | $88 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $292 | $253 | — | 100 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $292 | $585 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $298 | $585 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $302 | $264 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $320 | $213 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $322 | $538 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $327 | $90 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $342 | $364 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $343 | $377 | — | 116 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $389 | $272 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $396 | $488 | — | 132 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $397 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $428 | $476 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Osceola Community Hospital | Sibley, IA | $440 | $419 | — | 115 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $441 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $449 | $103 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $449 | $94 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $463 | $794 | — | 104 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $471 | $107 | — | 96 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 September 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 $486 — about 5.6× the Medicare rate ($86). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($172).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $628 list price could save about $142 (23%).
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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