Wart removal cost in Iowa

Prices at 42 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $235 — about the US median ($236), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Clarke County Hospital Osceola, IA $70 $72 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.8%
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner, IA $92 118 min 14.7%
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak, IA $96 $88 112 min 15.2%
CHI Health-Mercy Corning Corning, IA $96 $184 ★ 3/5 131 min 14.8%
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $98 $184 ★ 4/5 102 min 14.9%
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $112 $34 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.5%
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center Sioux City, IA $112 $34 ★ 2/5 198 min 15.1%
Ringgold County Hospital Mount Ayr, IA $129 $95 140 min 14.7%
Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $129 $106 ★ 4/5 113 min 14.7%
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt, IA $149 $158 96 min 14.8%
Regional Medical Center Manchester, IA $156 $870 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.3%
Lakes Regional Healthcare Spirit Lake, IA $159 $135 ★ 2/5 125 min 14.4%
Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville, IA $199 $148 ★ 2/5 112 min 15.3%
Mercyone Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $203 $50 102 min 15.5%
Story County Hospital Nevada, IA $212 $252 103 min 15.2%
St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $216 $176 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.1%
St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City, IA $216 $176 ★ 2/5 180 min 15.6%
Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA $218 $163 109 min 15.0%
Buchanan County Health Center Independence, IA $220 $223 88 min 15.0%
Van Diest Medical Center Webster City, IA $220 $206 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.4%
Greater Regional Medical Center Creston, IA $251 ★ 3/5 98 min 14.5%
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee, IA $252 ★ 2/5 132 min 14.8%
Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA $257 $190 ★ 3/5 188 min 13.5%
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $270 $34 ★ 4/5 226 min 13.9%
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $272 $183 ★ 4/5 135 min 13.9%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$280
Cash / self-pay
$235
Insurer-negotiated
$184
Medicare pays
$121
$98$316
Median cash $235  ·  Medicare $121  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $235 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($121). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($241).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $280 list price could save about $45 (16%).

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