Prices at 52 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $347 — 28% below the US median ($480), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $93 | $52 | — | 128 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $122 | $121 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $122 | $267 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $165 | $115 | — | 113 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $180 | $180 | — | 132 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $189 | $252 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $191 | $406 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $199 | $390 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $199 | $84 | — | 90 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $203 | $390 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $206 | $316 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $220 | $212 | — | 102 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $236 | $223 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $236 | $267 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $236 | $267 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $236 | $46 | — | 123 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $272 | $190 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas, IA | $276 | $268 | — | 120 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $289 | $431 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $291 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake, IA | $336 | $229 | ★ 2/5 | 125 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $341 | $339 | — | 103 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $347 | $46 | — | 96 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $347 | $40 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $347 | $39 | — | 119 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 $347 — about 2.2× the Medicare rate ($157). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($315).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $446 list price could save about $99 (22%).
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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