Prices at 39 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $166 — 37% below the US median ($262).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $132 | $522 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Mercyone Newton Medical Center | Newton, IA | $149 | $183 | ★ 4/5 | 155 min | — |
| Mercyone Elkader Medical Center | Elkader, IA | $149 | $183 | — | 114 min | — |
| Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $149 | $183 | — | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $149 | $183 | — | 105 min | — |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | Cedar Falls, IA | $156 | $183 | — | 96 min | — |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque, IA | $156 | $183 | ★ 3/5 | 204 min | — |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton, IA | $156 | $183 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines, IA | $156 | $183 | ★ 1/5 | 244 min | — |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $156 | $183 | ★ 2/5 | 199 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $156 | $265 | — | 104 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $158 | $161 | — | 102 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $166 | $183 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $166 | $183 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $166 | $183 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $166 | $183 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $166 | $183 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $166 | $183 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $166 | $183 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $166 | $183 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $166 | $183 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $175 | $233 | — | 103 min | — |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | West Union, IA | $185 | $277 | ★ 5/5 | 85 min | — |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake, IA | $200 | $183 | ★ 2/5 | 125 min | — |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $210 | $170 | — | 123 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.
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