Prices at 42 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $246 — 7% above the US median ($231), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $101 | $158 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $111 | $188 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $124 | $96 | — | 132 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $126 | $140 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $126 | $151 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $126 | $151 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $146 | $181 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $149 | $162 | — | 102 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $152 | — | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $167 | $333 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $170 | $333 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $195 | $133 | — | 104 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $201 | $137 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $207 | $149 | — | 77 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $214 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $216 | $103 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $225 | $247 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $225 | $247 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $244 | $245 | — | 96 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $246 | $162 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $250 | $236 | — | 103 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $251 | $102 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $257 | $242 | — | 90 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $261 | $156 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $261 | $156 | ★ 3/5 | 163 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 $246 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $326 list price could save about $80 (25%).
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