Prices at 51 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $105 — 5% above the US median ($100), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $36 | $71 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $62 | $51 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $67 | $53 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $67 | $51 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $67 | $52 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $67 | $52 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $67 | $52 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $67 | $52 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $67 | $53 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $67 | $54 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $67 | $52 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $67 | $52 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $67 | $58 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $70 | $51 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $71 | $54 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $74 | $74 | — | 132 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $76 | $70 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $78 | $96 | — | 102 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $80 | $120 | — | 104 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $90 | $84 | — | 103 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $91 | $83 | — | 113 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $95 | $189 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $97 | $189 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $104 | $90 | — | 100 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $106 | — | — | 127 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 $105 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($51). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $149 list price could save about $44 (29%).
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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