Prices at 32 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $673 — 21% below the US median ($849), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $337 | $755 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $374 | $351 | — | 132 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $399 | $514 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $407 | $514 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $443 | $542 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $443 | $542 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $459 | $626 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $461 | $546 | — | 113 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $463 | $405 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $498 | $783 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $556 | $439 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $567 | $574 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $620 | — | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $660 | $598 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $673 | $529 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $673 | $543 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $673 | $543 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $686 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $747 | $576 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $747 | $576 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $768 | $686 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $794 | — | — | 128 min | — |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas, IA | $837 | $795 | — | 120 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $886 | $546 | — | 104 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $1,129 | $743 | ★ 4/5 | 149 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 $673 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($390). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($781).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $870 list price could save about $197 (23%).
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