Prices at 21 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,226 — 39% below the US median ($2,022), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $286 | $347 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $286 | $347 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $754 | $314 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $754 | $314 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $754 | $340 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $838 | $728 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $946 | $329 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $1,192 | $2,384 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $1,217 | $2,384 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney, IA | $1,226 | $1,348 | — | 116 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,292 | $861 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $1,312 | $1,148 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $2,110 | $1,567 | — | 113 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $2,266 | $1,493 | — | 77 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $2,563 | $358 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $2,563 | $336 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $2,913 | $3,460 | — | 103 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $3,490 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $3,964 | $4,206 | — | 128 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 $1,226 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($330). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($659).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,483 list price could save about $1,257 (51%).
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