Injection (shot) cost in Waterloo, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing: from $43.00 to $141.70, with a median of $44.00. The lowest listed price is at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center — $1.00 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $44.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 96372, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center lowest Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 PR Injection Therapeutic/Prophylactic/Diagnostic Subcutaneous/Im | $43.00 | $43.00 | $3.21–$32.32 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center lowest Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 PR Injection Therapeutic/Prophylactic/Diagnostic Subcutaneous/Im | $43.00 | $43.00 | $9.81–$43.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 PR INJECTION,THERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST, IM OR SUBCUT | $44.00 | $55.00 | $13.03–$67.02 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 HC Injection Therapeutic/Prophylactic/Diagnostic Subcutaneous/Im | $81.90 | $126.00 | $29.61–$751.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ SC/IM | $130.19 | $162.73 | $58.99–$193.96 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls, IA · (319) 268-3000 HC Injection Therapeutic/Prophylactic/Diagnostic Subcutaneous/Im | $141.70 | $218.00 | $51.23–$923.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 HC Injection Therapeutic/Prophylactic/Diagnostic Subcutaneous/Im | $706.00 | — | $60.36–$751.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls, IA · (319) 268-3000 HC Injection Therapeutic/Prophylactic/Diagnostic Subcutaneous/Im | $4,337.60 | — | $67.83–$923.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $43.00, median $44.00, highest $141.70 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $44.00. 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 2 of 3 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 code is the fee for giving a shot under the skin or into a muscle, for example an antibiotic, vitamin B12, a pain medicine or a birth control shot. Vaccines use a different code (90471).
What the price covers
The price is for giving the shot. The medicine is billed separately, usually under its own J code.