Prices at 41 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,859 — 8% above the US median ($1,728), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $700 | $283 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $821 | $575 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $843 | $220 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $843 | $220 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $1,077 | $179 | — | 96 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $1,280 | $2,172 | — | 104 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $1,317 | $1,139 | — | 100 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $1,325 | $239 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $1,325 | $220 | ★ 3/5 | 163 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 | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $1,422 | $2,475 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $1,472 | $1,159 | — | 132 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $1,480 | $346 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $1,782 | $235 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $1,831 | $179 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $1,836 | $3,671 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $1,845 | $179 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $1,874 | $3,671 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $1,958 | $1,860 | — | 102 min | — |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas, IA | $1,977 | $1,878 | — | 120 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $1,987 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $1,991 | $179 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $2,069 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $2,114 | $226 | ★ 4/5 | 136 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 $1,859 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($251). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($501).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,614 list price could save about $754 (29%).
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