Prices at 32 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,636 — 54% below the US median ($5,769), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $793 | — | — | 128 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $1,103 | $351 | — | 96 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $1,750 | — | — | 113 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $1,802 | $1,928 | — | 100 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $1,869 | $1,872 | — | 104 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $1,949 | — | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $2,097 | $2,084 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,097 | $2,017 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $2,097 | $2,084 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $2,097 | $2,017 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $2,277 | — | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $2,286 | $5,333 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $2,476 | $768 | — | 102 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $2,636 | $2,084 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $2,636 | $1,967 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City, IA | $2,834 | $2,568 | ★ 5/5 | 103 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $2,855 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $3,449 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $3,459 | $433 | — | 130 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $4,037 | $1,965 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $4,037 | $1,992 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $4,037 | $2,084 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $4,194 | $2,042 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $4,194 | $1,672 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $4,350 | $8,700 | ★ 3/5 | 124 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 $2,636 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($792). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,583).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,398 list price could save about $762 (22%).
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