Prices at 25 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $919 — 57% below the US median ($2,149), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $324 | — | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $633 | $578 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $663 | — | — | 128 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $666 | $395 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $666 | $276 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $896 | $1,657 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $906 | $563 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $906 | $539 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $906 | $563 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $906 | $539 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $915 | $1,657 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $918 | $1,714 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $919 | $776 | — | 96 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $940 | $1,879 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $1,004 | $387 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $1,004 | $387 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $1,028 | $775 | — | 77 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $1,140 | $1,043 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $1,314 | $1,886 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $2,226 | $646 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $2,359 | $1,215 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $3,147 | $905 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $3,147 | $1,377 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $3,147 | $1,377 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $4,430 | $181 | ★ 5/5 | 104 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 $919 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($303). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($606).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,434 list price could save about $515 (36%).
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