Prices at 34 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $246 — 16% below the US median ($291), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs 🍼 | Council Bluffs, IA | $123 | $204 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center 🍼 | Mason City, IA | $130 | $25 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital 🍼 | Spencer, IA | $132 | $167 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center 🍼 | Clinton, IA | $135 | $25 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $135 | $25 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson 🍼 | Council Bluffs, IA | $165 | $233 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $182 | $282 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $186 | $282 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $189 | $95 | — | 113 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $194 | $169 | — | 104 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $226 | $106 | — | 128 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital 🍼 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $241 | $186 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi 🍼 | Des Moines, IA | $241 | $194 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Finley Hospital 🍼 | Dubuque, IA | $241 | $196 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Sioux City, IA | $241 | $186 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Grinnell, IA | $241 | $192 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $241 | $119 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $251 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $267 | $226 | — | 96 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital 🍼 | Emmetsburg, IA | $272 | $270 | — | 103 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $290 | $315 | — | 102 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Creston, IA | $293 | — | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $300 | $191 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital 🍼 | Waterloo, IA | $300 | $189 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $308 | $389 | ★ 5/5 | 85 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $246 — about 2.5× the Medicare rate ($98). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($196).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $355 list price could save about $109 (31%).
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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