Prices at 55 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,073 — 8% above the US median ($1,916), roughly 8.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $1,073 | $928 | — | 100 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,087 | $581 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,193 | $228 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $1,193 | $228 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $1,280 | $2,172 | — | 104 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $1,338 | $1,170 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $1,370 | $1,662 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,396 | $629 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $1,397 | $242 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $1,397 | $228 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $1,410 | $1,567 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $1,432 | $2,475 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $1,472 | $1,472 | — | 132 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $1,487 | $999 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $1,793 | $2,303 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $1,821 | $355 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $1,864 | $239 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center | Newton, IA | $1,951 | $179 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $1,951 | $2,837 | — | 119 min | — |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $1,951 | $2,759 | — | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $1,951 | $2,483 | — | 105 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $1,953 | $2,368 | — | 102 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $1,976 | $179 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $2,069 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $2,076 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 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 $2,073 — about 8.0× the Medicare rate ($259). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($518).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,769 list price could save about $696 (25%).
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