Prices at 41 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,047 — 40% below the US median ($1,740), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $522 | — | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $624 | $418 | — | 132 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $730 | $106 | — | 96 min | — |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $730 | $106 | — | 130 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $775 | $591 | — | 104 min | — |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital | Rock Rapids, IA | $786 | $428 | — | 105 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $839 | $260 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $862 | $1,234 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $880 | $1,209 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $981 | — | — | 128 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $1,008 | $179 | — | 102 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $1,022 | $1,723 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $1,047 | $526 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $1,047 | $606 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,047 | $582 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $1,047 | $606 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $1,047 | $619 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $1,047 | $688 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $1,047 | $582 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $1,047 | $484 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $1,062 | $106 | — | 119 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $1,072 | $633 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $1,072 | $582 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $1,072 | $383 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $1,073 | $863 | ★ 5/5 | 103 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 $1,047 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($480). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($960).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,340 list price could save about $293 (22%).
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