Permanent ingrown nail removal cost in Waterloo, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for permanent removal of a nail and nail root (partial or complete): from $394.40 to $422.00, with a median of $408.20. The lowest listed price is at Allen Hospital — $13.80 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $394.40 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 11750, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital lowest Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 PR REMOVAL OF NAIL BED | $394.40 | $493.00 | $93.19–$465.08 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 PR Excision Nail/Nail Matrix Partial/Complete Permanent Removal | $422.00 | $422.00 | $30.04–$422.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC REMOVAL OF NAIL BED | $470.07 | $587.58 | $276.75–$1,088.79 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 HC Excision Nail/Nail Matrix Partial/Complete Permanent Removal | $494.65 | $761.00 | $178.84–$3,576.15 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 HC Excision Nail/Nail Matrix Partial/Complete Permanent Removal | $1,035.00 | — | $0.96–$3,576.15 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $394.40, median $408.20, highest $422.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $408.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This procedure removes part or all of a nail and destroys the nail root so that part does not grow back. It is used for ingrown toenails that keep coming back.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.