Prices at 25 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $45 — 32% below the US median ($66), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $29 | $27 | — | 113 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $31 | $43 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs, IA | $33 | $50 | ★ 3/5 | 150 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $34 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $35 | $28 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $35 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $35 | $28 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $35 | $28 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $35 | $28 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $35 | $28 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $35 | $26 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $35 | $18 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $45 | $29 | — | 128 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $47 | $42 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $48 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $53 | $57 | — | 102 min | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence, IA | $56 | $55 | — | 90 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner, IA | $58 | $45 | — | 132 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $77 | $28 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $83 | $63 | — | 77 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $109 | $144 | — | 103 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $125 | $38 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $125 | $33 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City, IA | $139 | $70 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City, IA | $139 | $70 | ★ 2/5 | 210 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 $45 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($16). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($32).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $66 list price could save about $21 (32%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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