Speech therapy cost in Iowa

Prices at 58 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $210 — about the US median ($210), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak, IA $102 $93 112 min 15.2%
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs, IA $111 $176 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.8%
Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee, IA $132 $147 ★ 2/5 132 min 14.8%
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $140 $189 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.5%
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center Sioux City, IA $140 $189 ★ 2/5 198 min 15.1%
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt, IA $152 $131 96 min 14.8%
Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $152 $114 ★ 4/5 113 min 14.7%
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $162 $176 ★ 5/5 169 min 15.1%
Clarke County Hospital Osceola, IA $164 $146 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.8%
Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $168 $94 ★ 3/5 114 min 16.0%
Greene County Medical Center Jefferson, IA $175 $297 109 min 15.0%
Greater Regional Medical Center Creston, IA $178 $163 ★ 3/5 98 min 14.5%
Lakes Regional Healthcare Spirit Lake, IA $179 $143 ★ 2/5 125 min 14.4%
Van Diest Medical Center Webster City, IA $184 $161 ★ 5/5 104 min 14.4%
Regional Medical Center Manchester, IA $189 $870 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.3%
Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney, IA $192 $211 15.0%
Story County Hospital Nevada, IA $192 $209 103 min 15.2%
Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA $197 $223 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.4%
Osceola Community Hospital Sibley, IA $200 $205 118 min 14.6%
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner, IA $200 $170 118 min 14.7%
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg, IA $202 $196 98 min 14.6%
Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas, IA $205 $195 121 min
St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $207 $103 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.1%
St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City, IA $207 $103 ★ 2/5 180 min 15.6%
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $210 $89 ★ 4/5 135 min 13.9%

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)
$296
Cash / self-pay
$210
Insurer-negotiated
$196
Medicare pays
$76
$145$364
Median cash $210  ·  Medicare $76  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $210 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($76). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($152).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $296 list price could save about $86 (29%).

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