Prices at 50 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $639 — 15% above the US median ($554), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $163 | $120 | ★ 1/5 | 250 min | 13.6% |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $243 | $112 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 15.1% |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $243 | $112 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | 15.6% |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $258 | $324 | ★ 4/5 | 157 min | 15.0% |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $258 | $324 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | 13.5% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $260 | $246 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | 15.8% |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $303 | $265 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.4% |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $389 | $337 | — | 96 min | 14.8% |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $403 | $139 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | 14.8% |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $411 | $373 | — | 103 min | 15.2% |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $460 | $511 | ★ 2/5 | 132 min | 14.8% |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $476 | $768 | ★ 3/5 | 98 min | 14.5% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $481 | — | — | 118 min | 14.7% |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $485 | $963 | ★ 3/5 | 131 min | 14.8% |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $486 | $322 | ★ 2/5 | 151 min | 15.0% |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $495 | $963 | ★ 4/5 | 102 min | 14.9% |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $508 | $862 | — | 109 min | 15.0% |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $535 | $229 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 14.4% |
| Osceola Community Hospital | Sibley, IA | $542 | $516 | — | 118 min | 14.6% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $560 | $305 | ★ 5/5 | 169 min | 15.1% |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $619 | $127 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | 16.0% |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas, IA | $623 | $592 | — | 121 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $626 | $664 | — | 140 min | 14.7% |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $638 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | 14.3% |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $640 | — | — | 129 min | 15.0% |
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 June 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 $639 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($136). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($272).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $833 list price could save about $194 (23%).
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