Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond — prices & quality

Published cash, insurer and chargemaster prices for 7 procedures at Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond, Belmond, IA — from its federally-required machine-readable file.

41% belowthe US average price, across 7 priced procedures

403 First Street Se, Belmond, IA 50421

Would recommend82%
ER wait (median)85 min
30-day readmission14.7%

Critical Access Hospitals · Government - Local · 25 beds

Price vs US average = median of this hospital’s cash prices against the national median across 7 procedures. Quality ratings from CMS Care Compare.

All published prices

ProcedureCashChargemasterInsurerMedicareEst. you pay
Appendix removal (appendectomy) $170,788 $284,646 $219,800 $592
Coronary angioplasty / stent (PCI) $3,994 $6,656 $6,323 $426
Knee replacement $5,767 $9,612 $9,131 $18,054
Lower back (lumbar) spinal fusion $252,537 $420,895 $273,582 $1,511
Pacemaker insertion $7,607 $12,678 $10,990 $15,506
Screening colonoscopy $722 $1,203 $338 $378
Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery $30,089 $50,148 $32,407 $11,645
What the columns mean
  • Cash — the hospital’s self-pay price if you don’t use insurance.
  • Chargemaster — the full list (sticker) price, before any discount.
  • Insurer — the median rate insurers have negotiated (pick your insurer above to see its rate).
  • Medicare — what Medicare pays — a benchmark for judging whether a price is fair.
  • Est. you pay — your estimated out-of-pocket cost for the deductible and coinsurance you enter above.

Lower-priced hospitals nearby

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Doctors affiliated with Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond

Clinicians who report a care affiliation with this hospital in CMS data, ranked by Medicare patient volume. A signal from Original Medicare, not a quality ranking.

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Before you go — your checklist at Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond

View this hospital’s source price file ↗. Source: this hospital’s machine-readable file (45 CFR §180), retrieved Jun 2026; Medicare from CMS fee schedules; quality from CMS Care Compare. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.