X-ray of the hip (3 views) cost in Iowa

Prices at 54 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $192 — 21% below the US median ($244), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City, IA $34 $43 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.0%
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA $34 $43 ★ 2/5 210 min 13.5%
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $54 $31 ★ 2/5 188 min 14.3%
Clarke County Hospital Osceola, IA $64 $49 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.8%
CHI Health-Mercy Corning Corning, IA $65 $131 ★ 3/5 131 min 14.8%
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $66 $87 ★ 5/5 169 min 15.1%
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $67 $131 ★ 4/5 102 min 14.9%
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs, IA $92 $137 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.8%
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $102 $34 129 min 14.9%
Greater Regional Medical Center Creston, IA $105 $168 ★ 3/5 98 min 14.5%
Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $128 $58 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $128 $55 ★ 3/5 159 min 15.6%
Van Diest Medical Center Webster City, IA $130 $114 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.4%
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee, IA $131 $145 ★ 2/5 132 min 14.8%
Story County Hospital Nevada, IA $136 $148 103 min 15.2%
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt, IA $136 $118 96 min 14.8%
Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA $150 $85 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.4%
Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney, IA $155 $170 15.0%
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner, IA $156 118 min 14.7%
Lakes Regional Healthcare Spirit Lake, IA $158 $141 ★ 2/5 125 min 14.4%
Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA $189 $320 109 min 15.0%
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $190 $55 ★ 4/5 135 min 13.9%
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $190 $50 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.2%
Trinity-Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $190 $50 ★ 3/5 210 min 15.2%
St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $191 $52 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.1%

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)
$270
Cash / self-pay
$192
Insurer-negotiated
$139
Medicare pays
$49
$66$360
Median cash $192  ·  Medicare $49  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $192 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($49). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($98).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $270 list price could save about $78 (29%).

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