Prices at 49 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $349 — about the US median ($357), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $66 | $22 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $130 | $122 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $138 | $54 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $138 | $51 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $198 | $171 | — | 100 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $206 | $250 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $206 | $250 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $207 | $59 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $231 | $107 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $238 | $208 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $247 | $49 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $247 | $49 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $256 | $170 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $267 | $436 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $278 | $55 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $286 | $318 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $293 | $587 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $294 | $427 | — | 119 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $294 | $272 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $299 | $587 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $344 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $345 | $107 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $346 | $273 | — | 132 min | — |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas, IA | $349 | $332 | — | 120 min | — |
| Osceola Community Hospital | Sibley, IA | $356 | $279 | — | 115 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 $349 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($51). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($102).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $469 list price could save about $120 (26%).
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