Prices at 17 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $32,816 — 10% above the US median ($29,780), roughly 41.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $14,580 | $32,069 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $16,043 | $477 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $19,078 | $31,977 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $22,226 | $31,246 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $32,033 | $21,783 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $33,599 | $30,575 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $34,230 | $23,405 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $34,230 | $30,152 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $34,230 | $30,152 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $44,852 | $906 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $66,238 | $30,152 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $67,028 | $25,089 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $67,028 | $25,089 | ★ 2/5 | 174 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 $32,816 — about 41.1× the Medicare rate ($798). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,596).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $42,788 list price could save about $9,971 (23%).
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