Bunion surgery cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $877.50 to $7,750.40, with a median of $3,598.30. The lowest price is at Adair County Memorial Hospital (Greenfield). The highest price is 8.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,598.30, is 24% below the US median of $4,739.75.
- Iowa ranks 5th of 38 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 8 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 28296. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 22, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$877.50Adair County Memorial Hospital
Median$3,598.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,750.40in Iowa
Lowest saves$2,720.80vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County Memorial Hospital lowest Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $877.50 | $1,170.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA PR CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,324.00 | $1,655.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Correction Of Bunion | $1,520.00 | $1,520.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA CORRJ HLX VLGS BNCTY SESMDC DSTL METAR OSTEOT | $1,710.60 | $5,702.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA OR-BUNION CORRECT W MTRSL BONE INC | $5,486.00 | $8,440.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | $7,626.40 | $9,533.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CORRJ HALLUX VALGUS W BNIONECTOMY W SESAMOIDECTOMY W DISTAL METAR OSTEO | $7,750.40 | $11,072.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CORRJ HALLUX VALGUS W BNIONECTOMY W SESAMOIDECTOMY W DISTAL METAR OSTEO | $7,750.40 | $11,072.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $1,520.00 | $5,486.00 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $7,750.40 | $7,750.40 |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $1,324.00 | $1,324.00 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $877.50 | $877.50 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $1,710.60 | $1,710.60 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What bunion surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Bunion surgery explained.
Bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal in other states
- Alabama$7,542.25
- Alaska$5,804.76
- Arizona$12,437.16
- Arkansas$3,653.13
- California$4,187.00
- Colorado$8,675.77
- Connecticut$6,977.97, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,799.64, 2 hospitals
- Florida$10,745.48
- Georgia$6,653.00
- Hawaii$10,111.50, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$6,510.00
- Illinois$4,021.50
- Indiana$9,456.39
- Kansas$3,685.73
- Kentucky$768.95, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$3,561.20
- Maine$1,130.42, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$3,672.94, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$7,186.33
- Michigan$4,499.12
- Minnesota$2,199.71
- Mississippi$9,803.00
- Missouri$3,261.00
- Montana$3,396.98, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$2,641.50
- Nevada$3,765.30
- New Hampshire$701.80, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,627.00
- New Mexico$5,894.64
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$5,688.00
- North Dakota$5,736.44
- Ohio$24,137.35
- Oklahoma$5,462.55
- Oregon$7,911.00
- Pennsylvania$5,873.00
- Puerto Rico$1,050.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$4,324.71, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$14,404.06
- South Dakota$4,262.40
- Tennessee$6,826.93
- Texas$4,192.86
- Utah$3,112.50, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$4,083.49, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$18,396.38
- Washington$6,133.15
- West Virginia$5,144.25
- Wisconsin$4,489.69
- Wyoming$4,046.43, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.