Prices at 42 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $23 — 38% below the US median ($36).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $15 | $25 | — | 104 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $15 | $18 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $17 | $19 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $19 | $3,160 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $20 | $38 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $20 | $20 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $20 | $38 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $20 | $30 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $21 | $29 | — | 113 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $22 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $23 | $27 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Osceola Community Hospital | Sibley, IA | $25 | $27 | — | 115 min | — |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake, IA | $26 | $23 | ★ 2/5 | 125 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $27 | $23 | — | 100 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $39 | $41 | — | 102 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.
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