Blood clotting test (PT/INR) cost in Iowa

Prices at 51 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $35 — 6% below the US median ($37), roughly 8.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA $8 $10 ★ 2/5 151 min 15.0%
Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton New Hampton, IA $10 $4 109 min 15.5%
Story County Hospital Nevada, IA $14 $18 103 min 15.2%
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City, IA $21 129 min 15.0%
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak, IA $22 $25 112 min 15.2%
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs, IA $23 $11 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.8%
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $24 $4 129 min 14.9%
Ringgold County Hospital Mount Ayr, IA $24 $20 140 min 14.7%
Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA $29 $28 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.4%
Regional Medical Center Manchester, IA $30 $870 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.3%
Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $33 $6 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $33 $6 ★ 4/5 135 min 13.9%
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $33 $6 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.2%
St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $33 $6 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.1%
Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA $33 $6 ★ 3/5 188 min 13.5%
Trinity-Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $33 $6 ★ 3/5 210 min 15.2%
Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $33 $5 ★ 3/5 159 min 15.6%
Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $33 $5 ★ 3/5 114 min 16.0%
St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City, IA $33 $6 ★ 2/5 180 min 15.6%
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $33 $6 ★ 2/5 104 min 14.9%
Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $33 $17 ★ 4/5 113 min 14.7%
Clarke County Hospital Osceola, IA $34 $5 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.8%
Van Diest Medical Center Webster City, IA $34 $30 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.4%
Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA $35 $60 109 min 15.0%
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $35 $5 ★ 2/5 188 min 14.3%

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 July 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$44
Cash / self-pay
$35
Insurer-negotiated
$20
Medicare pays
$4
$23$63
Median cash $35  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $35 — about 8.1× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($9).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $44 list price could save about $9 (20%).

Estimate what you’ll pay
Quick fill:

Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

Blood clotting test (PT/INR) cost in other states

All Blood clotting test (PT/INR) prices (national) → · All hospitals in Iowa →