Prices at 74 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $811 — 33% below the US median ($1,202), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County Medical Center | Charles City, IA | $170 | $375 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| Decatur County Hospital | Leon, IA | $381 | $346 | — | 97 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $424 | $165 | — | 102 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $468 | $937 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $478 | $937 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $483 | $296 | — | 132 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids, IA | $487 | $313 | ★ 4/5 | 148 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $535 | $291 | — | 119 min | — |
| Mahaska Health Partnership | Oskaloosa, IA | $539 | $157 | ★ 4/5 | 141 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $561 | $320 | — | 104 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $575 | $190 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital | Rock Rapids, IA | $662 | $381 | — | 105 min | — |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $662 | $842 | — | 105 min | — |
| Washington County Hospital and Clinics | Washington, IA | $696 | $240 | — | 91 min | — |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $702 | $176 | — | 130 min | — |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital | Atlantic, IA | $703 | $201 | ★ 5/5 | 86 min | — |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center | Newton, IA | $705 | $141 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $705 | $137 | — | 96 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $705 | $137 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $705 | $137 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $705 | $141 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $705 | $137 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $711 | $1,188 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $714 | — | — | 128 min | — |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond | Belmond, IA | $722 | $338 | — | 88 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 $811 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($378). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($757).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,017 list price could save about $206 (20%).
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