Prices at 29 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $620 — 80% below the US median ($3,152), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $440 | $323 | — | 132 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $470 | $224 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $535 | $539 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $535 | $642 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $535 | $676 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $535 | $642 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $535 | $603 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $535 | $676 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $535 | $676 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $535 | $649 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $535 | $642 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $535 | $551 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $535 | $420 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $620 | $581 | — | 130 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $680 | $491 | — | 77 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $716 | $562 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $716 | $562 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $716 | $691 | — | 90 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $759 | $88 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $856 | $89 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $856 | $96 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $856 | $96 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $865 | — | — | 113 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,126 | $2,627 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $2,362 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 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 October 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 $620 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($204). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($408).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $669 list price could save about $49 (7%).
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