Prices at 21 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $977 — 29% below the US median ($1,368), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $299 | $249 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $299 | $249 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $399 | $485 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $399 | $485 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $555 | $670 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $610 | $588 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $770 | $266 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $770 | $244 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $977 | $266 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $977 | $262 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $1,128 | $2,255 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $1,151 | $2,255 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $1,850 | $500 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $1,918 | $244 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $2,606 | $264 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $2,730 | $266 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $2,730 | $256 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $2,730 | $256 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $2,883 | $244 | ★ 1/5 | 244 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 $977 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($280). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($559).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,849 list price could save about $872 (47%).
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