Prices at 37 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,020 — 13% below the US median ($4,602).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $2,414 | $3,272 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $2,471 | $4,187 | — | 104 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $2,721 | $1,461 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,740 | $1,450 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $2,740 | $1,450 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $2,809 | $1,412 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $2,809 | $1,412 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $2,809 | $1,412 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $3,086 | $2,822 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $3,159 | $1,619 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $3,221 | $1,782 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $3,257 | $6,514 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $3,325 | $6,514 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $3,548 | $3,784 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $3,689 | $3,228 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $4,020 | $1,508 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $4,020 | $1,424 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $4,062 | $3,614 | — | 102 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $4,244 | $1,465 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $4,293 | $1,653 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $4,303 | $5,218 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $4,462 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $4,923 | $4,214 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $4,973 | $1,509 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center | Newton, IA | $5,246 | $1,461 | ★ 4/5 | 155 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)
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