Prices at 45 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $96 — 26% below the US median ($131), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $27 | $45 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $37 | $44 | — | 132 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $37 | $32 | — | 100 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $39 | $67 | — | 104 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $39 | $31 | — | 128 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $45 | $35 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $62 | $39 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $70 | $104 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $71 | $79 | — | 116 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $76 | $75 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $76 | $75 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $77 | $45 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $82 | $46 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $88 | $45 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $88 | $45 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $92 | $42 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $92 | $44 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $92 | $44 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $93 | $103 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $95 | $90 | — | 113 min | — |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $96 | $96 | — | 96 min | — |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $97 | $123 | — | 105 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $98 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Osceola Community Hospital | Sibley, IA | $108 | $103 | — | 115 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $114 | $152 | — | 103 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 $96 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($21). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($43).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $129 list price could save about $33 (25%).
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