Prices at 53 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $37 — 5% below the US median ($39), roughly 3.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $10 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $20 | $22 | — | 116 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $25 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $26 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $26 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $26 | $47 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $27 | $28 | — | 128 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $27 | $33 | — | 113 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $27 | $47 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $29 | $23 | — | 132 min | — |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $30 | $4 | — | 130 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $31 | $21 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $33 | $46 | — | 123 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $34 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake, IA | $35 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 125 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $36 | $34 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $37 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $37 | $16 | ★ 2/5 | 112 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 $37 — about 3.6× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $53 list price could save about $16 (31%).
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