Prices at 50 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $349 — 17% below the US median ($418), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $121 | $103 | — | 100 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $170 | $123 | — | 128 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $171 | $109 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $186 | $114 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $186 | $126 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $190 | $120 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $190 | $114 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $192 | $78 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $198 | $114 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $198 | $113 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $198 | $113 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $208 | $108 | — | 104 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $211 | $129 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $211 | $129 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $227 | $429 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $231 | $429 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $236 | $117 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $275 | $333 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $277 | $294 | — | 113 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $309 | $80 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $310 | $315 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $329 | $300 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $339 | $295 | — | 96 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $349 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake, IA | $372 | $217 | ★ 2/5 | 125 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 $349 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($81). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $472 list price could save about $124 (26%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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