Prices at 55 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $526 — 14% below the US median ($610), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $85 | $92 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $167 | $203 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $172 | $216 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $172 | $216 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $248 | $214 | — | 100 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $267 | $401 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center | Newton, IA | $287 | $92 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $287 | $92 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $288 | $92 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $288 | $87 | — | 130 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $291 | $281 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $294 | $486 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $297 | $235 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $304 | $92 | — | 96 min | — |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $304 | $87 | — | 123 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $355 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $391 | $146 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $391 | $146 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $414 | $363 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $428 | $476 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $454 | $161 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $454 | $172 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $454 | $172 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital | Rock Rapids, IA | $506 | $403 | — | 105 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $514 | $545 | — | 90 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 $526 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $803 list price could save about $277 (34%).
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