Prices at 49 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $113 — about the US median ($115), roughly 5.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $47 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $49 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $49 | $31 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $49 | $53 | — | 102 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $53 | $30 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $68 | $73 | — | 128 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $77 | $60 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $79 | $60 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $87 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $92 | $102 | — | 116 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $96 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $102 | $82 | — | 123 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $108 | $80 | — | 113 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $110 | $73 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $117 | $107 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $123 | $208 | — | 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 $113 — about 5.5× the Medicare rate ($21). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($42).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $166 list price could save about $52 (31%).
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