Prices at 49 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $70 — 15% below the US median ($83), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County Health Care System | Winterset, IA | $20 | $24 | — | 115 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $26 | $39 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $34 | $31 | — | 113 min | — |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital | Audubon, IA | $40 | $20 | — | 84 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $44 | $50 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $53 | $64 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $54 | $64 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home | Carroll, IA | $54 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $55 | $27 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $55 | $35 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Waverly Health Center | Waverly, IA | $61 | $69 | ★ 5/5 | 157 min | — |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center | Clarinda, IA | $65 | $58 | ★ 4/5 | 153 min | — |
| Boone County Hospital | Boone, IA | $66 | $38 | — | 122 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $70 | $26 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $71 | $95 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $71 | $95 | ★ 2/5 | 199 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 September 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 $70 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($20). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($41).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $109 list price could save about $39 (36%).
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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