Prices at 45 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $69 — 7% above the US median ($64), roughly 9.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $12 | $14 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $23 | $25 | — | 102 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $26 | $18 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $42 | $34 | — | 123 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $45 | $19 | — | 96 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $48 | $21 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $49 | $21 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $54 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $54 | $91 | — | 104 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $60 | $54 | — | 113 min | — |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center | Newton, IA | $63 | $89 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Mercyone Elkader Medical Center | Elkader, IA | $63 | $71 | — | 114 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $63 | $92 | — | 119 min | — |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $63 | $89 | — | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $63 | $80 | — | 105 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $66 | $60 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $66 | $50 | — | 77 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $66 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $69 | $12 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $69 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $69 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $69 | $9 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $69 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $69 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $69 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 163 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 $69 — about 9.8× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($14).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $94 list price could save about $25 (27%).
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