Prices at 50 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $162 — 6% below the US median ($172), roughly 3.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $48 | $55 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $90 | $90 | — | 102 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $102 | $84 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $103 | $73 | — | 77 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $108 | $59 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $109 | $49 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $109 | $43 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $109 | $46 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $109 | $43 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $109 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $109 | $46 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $109 | $43 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $109 | $46 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $109 | $43 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $109 | $49 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $109 | $70 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $128 | $121 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $129 | $165 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $134 | $233 | — | 104 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $136 | $143 | — | 128 min | — |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer, IA | $136 | $106 | ★ 4/5 | 128 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $142 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $149 | $197 | — | 103 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $162 | $120 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $166 | $120 | ★ 4/5 | 105 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 $162 — about 3.9× the Medicare rate ($41). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($83).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $272 list price could save about $110 (40%).
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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