Prices at 30 hospitals in Iowa, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $189 — 47% above the US median ($128).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold County Hospital | Mount Ayr, IA | $61 | $19 | — | 128 min | — |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake, IA | $73 | $62 | ★ 2/5 | 125 min | — |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City, IA | $76 | $80 | ★ 2/5 | 193 min | — |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital | Estherville, IA | $84 | $80 | ★ 2/5 | 110 min | — |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak, IA | $136 | — | — | 113 min | — |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo, IA | $136 | $80 | ★ 4/5 | 223 min | — |
| Regional Medical Center | Manchester, IA | $140 | $870 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Story County Hospital | Nevada, IA | $158 | $157 | — | 102 min | — |
| Mercyone Elkader Medical Center | Elkader, IA | $174 | $103 | — | 114 min | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola, IA | $177 | $80 | ★ 5/5 | 104 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton, IA | $185 | $80 | — | 119 min | — |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa, IA | $188 | $133 | — | 77 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $189 | $124 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $189 | $137 | ★ 4/5 | 136 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $189 | $124 | ★ 2/5 | 167 min | — |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $189 | $124 | ★ 4/5 | 166 min | — |
| Unitypoint Health-Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines, IA | $189 | $124 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Trinity-Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $189 | $124 | ★ 3/5 | 205 min | — |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $189 | $124 | ★ 3/5 | 163 min | — |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $189 | $146 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City, IA | $189 | $124 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $189 | $124 | ★ 2/5 | 112 min | — |
| Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $189 | $124 | ★ 4/5 | 116 min | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee, IA | $196 | — | ★ 2/5 | 134 min | — |
| Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson, IA | $197 | $128 | — | 104 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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