Prices at 28 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,106 — 36% below the US median ($3,275), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $381 | $865 | — | 77 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,711 | $2,925 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $1,723 | — | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $1,726 | $1,334 | — | 104 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $1,793 | $3,034 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $1,821 | — | — | 128 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $1,829 | $2,735 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $1,975 | $293 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $2,077 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $2,106 | $1,621 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,106 | $1,818 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $2,106 | $1,814 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $2,106 | $1,720 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $2,106 | $1,786 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $2,106 | $1,818 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $2,106 | $1,678 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $2,106 | $1,285 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $2,334 | $293 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $2,334 | $293 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $2,515 | $2,125 | — | 96 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $3,230 | $1,866 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $3,230 | $1,866 | ★ 2/5 | 210 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $3,315 | $3,205 | — | 90 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $4,062 | $1,726 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $4,062 | $1,771 | ★ 2/5 | 167 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 $2,106 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($898). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,797).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,633 list price could save about $527 (20%).
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