Hemorrhoid banding cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $182.00 to $2,236.00, with a median of $675.20. The lowest price is at Winneshiek Medical Center (Decorah). The highest price is 12.3× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$182.00Winneshiek Medical Center
Median$675.20half pay less
Highest$2,236.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$493.20vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winneshiek Medical Center lowest Decorah · Decorah, IA Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $182.00 | $260.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC HEMORRHOID BANDING | $368.16 | $767.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEMORRHOID BANDING | $375.83 | $767.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA PR LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $463.20 | $579.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Hemorrhoidectomy Internal by Rubber Ligation(S) | $479.38 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $483.69 | $604.61 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEMORRHOID BANDING | $585.06 | $1,393.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Hemorrhoidectomy Internal by Rubber Ligation(S) | $592.15 | $911.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $675.20 | $844.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR Hemorrhoidectomy Internal by Rubber Ligation(S) | $707.00 | $707.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA END-Hemorrhoidectomy by Simple Ligature | $775.20 | $2,584.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA TX RM 46221 HEMORRHOID BANDING (OP) | $1,168.00 | $1,460.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Hemorrhoidectomy Internal by Rubber Ligation(S) | $2,236.00 | $3,440.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $375.83 | $585.06 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $675.20 | $691.10 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $675.20 | $1,455.60 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $675.20 | $675.20 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $368.16 | $368.16 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $483.69 | $483.69 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $479.38 | $479.38 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $182.00 | $182.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $675.20 | $675.20 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $675.20 | $675.20 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $675.20 | $675.20 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $675.20 | $675.20 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $592.15 | $592.15 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $675.20 | $675.20 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $1,168.00 | $1,168.00 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $675.20 | $675.20 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $463.20 | $463.20 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $675.20 | $675.20 |
What it is
Hemorrhoid banding places small rubber bands around internal hemorrhoids so they shrink and fall off within about a week.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alabama$1,824.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$862.55
- Arkansas$444.00
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$2,422.15
- Connecticut$2,428.90
- Delaware$1,067.60
- Florida$3,336.20
- Georgia$578.15
- Hawaii$1,126.80
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$770.00
- Indiana$391.88
- Kentucky$836.35
- Louisiana$391.58
- Maine$320.50
- Maryland$695.00
- Massachusetts$984.80
- Michigan$278.11
- Minnesota$860.20
- Mississippi$838.64
- Missouri$1,620.45
- Montana$606.29
- Nebraska$585.06
- Nevada$1,011.00
- New Hampshire$551.03
- New Jersey$1,086.34
- New Mexico$681.94
- New York$950.10
- North Carolina$632.65
- North Dakota$1,529.60
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$596.72
- Oregon$606.49
- Pennsylvania$479.38
- Rhode Island$2,678.00
- South Carolina$686.40
- South Dakota$1,230.40
- Tennessee$672.71
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$955.85
- Vermont$436.00
- Virginia$1,452.00
- Washington$1,290.40
- West Virginia$915.20
- Wisconsin$1,391.77
- Wyoming$662.73
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.