Prices at 55 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $662 — 32% below the US median ($974), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Elkader Medical Center | Elkader, IA | $150 | $725 | — | 114 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $155 | $494 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $172 | $228 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $172 | $228 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $205 | $190 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center | Newton, IA | $262 | $99 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $270 | $99 | — | 96 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $276 | $535 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $306 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $335 | $92 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $391 | $185 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $391 | $185 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $410 | $544 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $419 | $544 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $454 | $197 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $454 | $193 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $454 | $193 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $454 | $99 | — | 130 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $470 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $501 | $92 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital | Rock Rapids, IA | $506 | $443 | — | 105 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $549 | $359 | — | 77 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $574 | $213 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $614 | $531 | — | 100 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $639 | $92 | ★ 1/5 | 244 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 September 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 $662 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($138). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($276).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $924 list price could save about $262 (28%).
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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