Prices at 54 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $290 — 15% above the US median ($251), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $65 | $72 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $91 | $85 | — | 132 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $107 | $243 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake, IA | $143 | $124 | ★ 2/5 | 125 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $166 | $140 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $169 | $215 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital | Estherville, IA | $174 | $151 | ★ 2/5 | 110 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $180 | $175 | — | 100 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $185 | $60 | — | 128 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $191 | $122 | — | 102 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $214 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Osceola Community Hospital | Sibley, IA | $224 | $208 | — | 115 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $230 | $18 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $241 | $171 | — | 77 min | — |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $244 | $180 | — | 123 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $246 | $357 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $251 | $352 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $251 | $247 | — | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $251 | $290 | — | 105 min | — |
| Mercyone Elkader Medical Center | Elkader, IA | $251 | $108 | — | 114 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $275 | $185 | — | 104 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $278 | $165 | — | 113 min | — |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas, IA | $280 | $260 | — | 120 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $290 | $169 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $290 | $173 | ★ 4/5 | 136 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 $290 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($177). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($355).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $362 list price could save about $72 (20%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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