Circumcision, child or adult cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for circumcision, surgical, older than a newborn: from $299.10 to $2,504.44, with a median of $1,072.73. The lowest price is at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital (Council Bluffs). The highest price is 8.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,072.73, is 12% above the US median of $958.81.
- Iowa ranks 24th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 54160. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$299.10Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Median$1,072.73half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,504.44in Iowa
Lowest saves$773.63vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital lowest Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Circumcision Procedure - Circumcision Charge | $299.10 | $997.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Removal of foreskin (28 days or younger) | $339.60 | $566.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CIRCUMCISION, NEWBORN, WITHOUT CLAMP | $739.90 | $1,057.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CIRCUMCISION, NEWBORN, WITHOUT CLAMP | $739.90 | $1,057.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Removal of foreskin (28 days or younger) | $754.20 | $1,257.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Removal of foreskin (28 days or younger) | $1,391.25 | $1,855.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CIRCUMCISION NEONATE | $1,479.87 | $1,849.83 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CIRCUMCISION NEONATE | $1,509.91 | $1,887.38 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC CIRCUMCISION NEONATE | $1,509.91 | $1,887.38 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CIRCUMCISION NEONATE | $2,504.44 | $3,130.55 | Nov 4, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $739.90 | $739.90 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,479.87 | $1,479.87 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $754.20 | $754.20 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $2,504.44 | $2,504.44 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $339.60 | $339.60 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $1,509.91 | $1,509.91 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $299.10 | $299.10 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $1,509.91 | $1,509.91 |
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 circumcision, child or adult is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Circumcision, child or adult explained.
Circumcision, surgical, older than a newborn in other states
- Alabama$982.00
- Alaska$3,826.50, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$855.68, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$972.46
- California$542.48
- Colorado$406.19
- Connecticut$2,312.02, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$12,090.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$834.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$716.52
- Georgia$1,515.15
- Hawaii$4,726.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$1,858.00
- Illinois$1,156.00
- Indiana$398.00
- Kansas$806.07
- Kentucky$366.00
- Louisiana$735.90
- Maine$187.05
- Maryland$662.36
- Massachusetts$2,013.20
- Michigan$958.81
- Minnesota$800.19
- Mississippi$488.75
- Missouri$516.60
- Montana$316.95
- Nebraska$829.60
- Nevada$419.19, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$472.57, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$3,251.50
- New Mexico$896.47, 2 hospitals
- New York$1,284.04
- North Carolina$1,151.45
- North Dakota$686.40, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$1,995.50
- Oklahoma$529.51
- Oregon$372.30
- Pennsylvania$1,128.57
- Puerto Rico$1,775.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$1,292.91
- South Dakota$686.40
- Tennessee$10,982.36
- Texas$2,265.58
- Utah$289.75, 1 hospital
- Vermont$1,599.50, 1 hospital
- Virginia$1,510.50
- Washington$368.09
- West Virginia$801.50
- Wisconsin$742.28
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.