Prices at 34 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,338 — 20% below the US median ($1,669), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $437 | $530 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $501 | $470 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $562 | $624 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $569 | $520 | — | 113 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $722 | $731 | — | 90 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $748 | $1,663 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $763 | $166 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $809 | $612 | — | 77 min | — |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $818 | $716 | — | 96 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $864 | — | — | 128 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $906 | $216 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,011 | $1,611 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $1,104 | $556 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $1,104 | $556 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,162 | $564 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $1,162 | $564 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $1,338 | $1,224 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $1,346 | $1,164 | — | 100 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $1,351 | $1,687 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $1,485 | $953 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $1,551 | $878 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $1,579 | $498 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $1,579 | $732 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $1,579 | $732 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $1,581 | $2,032 | ★ 3/5 | 204 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 $1,338 — about 4.6× the Medicare rate ($288). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($576).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,912 list price could save about $574 (30%).
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