Testosterone test cost in Iowa

Prices at 50 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $127 — 19% above the US median ($106), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs, IA $22 $42 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Story County Hospital Nevada, IA $22 $28 — 102 min —
Clarke County Hospital Osceola, IA $54 $37 ★ 5/5 104 min —
Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $55 $27 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $55 $26 ★ 4/5 136 min —
Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $55 $27 ★ 2/5 167 min —
St Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $55 $27 ★ 4/5 166 min —
Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA $55 $27 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Trinity-Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $55 $27 ★ 3/5 205 min —
Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $55 $27 ★ 3/5 163 min —
Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $55 $27 ★ 3/5 114 min —
St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City, IA $55 $27 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $55 $27 ★ 2/5 112 min —
Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $55 $35 ★ 4/5 116 min —
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $61 $63 — 123 min —
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak, IA $80 $73 — 113 min —
Greater Regional Medical Center Creston, IA $81 $74 ★ 3/5 101 min —
Ringgold County Hospital Mount Ayr, IA $85 $90 — 128 min —
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $89 $72 ★ 2/5 193 min —
Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg, IA $93 $111 — 103 min —
CHI Health-Mercy Corning Corning, IA $97 $75 ★ 3/5 124 min —
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $99 $75 ★ 4/5 105 min —
Regional Medical Center Manchester, IA $102 $870 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney, IA $127 $139 — 116 min —
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $127 $85 ★ 5/5 171 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$181
Cash / self-pay
$127
Insurer-negotiated
$75
Medicare pays
$26
$55$211
Median cash $127  ·  Medicare $26  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $127 — about 4.9× the Medicare rate ($26). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($52).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $181 list price could save about $54 (30%).

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