Prices at 49 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $175 — 34% below the US median ($266), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $83 | $41 | — | 100 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $101 | $46 | — | 132 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $102 | $72 | — | 128 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $106 | $69 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $114 | $70 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $116 | $82 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $118 | $231 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $119 | $183 | — | 116 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $119 | $81 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $119 | $69 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $121 | $231 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $121 | $63 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $121 | $61 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $121 | $61 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas, IA | $131 | $124 | — | 120 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $133 | $81 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $133 | $81 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $145 | $68 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $161 | $152 | — | 103 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $162 | $167 | — | 104 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $167 | $94 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $167 | $94 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $170 | $110 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $180 | $214 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $187 | $103 | ★ 2/5 | 134 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 $175 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($44). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($89).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $259 list price could save about $83 (32%).
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