Prices at 41 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $736 — 15% below the US median ($869), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $266 | $178 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $286 | $194 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake, IA | $294 | $367 | ★ 2/5 | 152 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $312 | $215 | — | 104 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $364 | $177 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $364 | $177 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $369 | $168 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $381 | $182 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $391 | $403 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $407 | $535 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston, IA | $432 | $738 | ★ 3/5 | 101 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $442 | $177 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $524 | $177 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $567 | $218 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| CHI Health-Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $594 | $899 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $602 | $408 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $606 | $899 | ★ 4/5 | 105 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $680 | $536 | — | 132 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $690 | $887 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt, IA | $729 | $666 | — | 100 min | — |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg, IA | $743 | $708 | — | 96 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $747 | $177 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $790 | $878 | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center | Newton, IA | $798 | $408 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City, IA | $801 | — | — | 127 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 $736 — about 5.1× the Medicare rate ($145). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($291).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $968 list price could save about $232 (24%).
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