Prices at 54 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $260 — 17% below the US median ($314), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $139 | $127 | — | 100 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $157 | $215 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $169 | $205 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $179 | $27 | — | 96 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $179 | $27 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $179 | $27 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $179 | $269 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $181 | $300 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $185 | $300 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $187 | $158 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $196 | $242 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $196 | $130 | — | 128 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $198 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $203 | $341 | — | 104 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $212 | $162 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $212 | $161 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $215 | $190 | — | 132 min | — |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $217 | $27 | — | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $222 | $27 | — | 105 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $232 | $193 | — | 102 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $243 | $210 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $245 | $142 | — | 90 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $248 | $168 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $248 | $168 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Mercyone Elkader Medical Center | Elkader, IA | $250 | $40 | — | 114 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 $260 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($127). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $355 list price could save about $95 (27%).
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