Circumcision, child or adult cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for circumcision by surgical excision, older than 28 days (children and adults): from $286.20 to $31,044.70, with a median of $2,841.90. The lowest price is at Jefferson County Hospital (Fairfield). The highest price is 108.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,841.90, is 11% below the US median of $3,205.80.
- Iowa ranks 19th of 41 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 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 54161. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 24, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$286.20Jefferson County Hospital
Median$2,841.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$31,044.70in Iowa
Lowest saves$2,555.70vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Hospital lowest Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Removal of foreskin (older than 28 days) | $286.20 | $477.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Removal of foreskin (older than 28 days) | $500.00 | $500.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Circum 28 Days Or Older | $581.00 | $581.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA CIRCUMCISION AGE GREATER THAN 28 DAYS | $1,125.90 | $3,753.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA CIRCUM 28 DAYS OR OLDER | $1,194.40 | $1,493.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA CIRCUMCISION OVER 28 DAYS | $1,649.56 | $1,940.66 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Removal of foreskin (older than 28 days) | $2,686.40 | $3,358.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CIRCUMCISION W/O CLAMP OR OTHER DEVICE, NOT NEWBORN | $2,997.40 | $4,282.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CIRCUMCISION W/O CLAMP OR OTHER DEVICE, NOT NEWBORN | $2,997.40 | $4,282.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA OR-CIRCUMCISION > 28 DAYS OF AGE EXC | $3,636.00 | $5,594.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Removal of foreskin (older than 28 days) | $3,956.25 | $5,275.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Removal of foreskin (older than 28 days) | $4,819.50 | $6,426.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Circumcision Surg Exc Other Clamp Device/Doral Slit Older Than 28 Days | $19,281.76 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA PR Circumcision Surg Exc Other Clamp Device/Doral Slit Older Than 28 Days | $31,044.70 | — | Mar 31, 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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
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 | $581.00 | $2,686.40 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $2,997.40 | $2,997.40 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $19,281.76 | $19,281.76 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $286.20 | $286.20 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $3,956.25 | $3,956.25 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $1,649.56 | $1,649.56 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $31,044.70 | $31,044.70 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $1,125.90 | $1,125.90 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $1,194.40 | $1,194.40 |
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 by surgical excision, older than 28 days (children and adults) in other states
- Alabama$3,442.00
- Alaska$1,914.27, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$2,565.20
- Arkansas$3,631.48
- California$4,646.89
- Colorado$4,242.92
- Connecticut$2,288.40, 1 hospital
- Delaware$7,151.05, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,561.00, 1 hospital
- Florida$2,148.01
- Georgia$5,118.75
- Hawaii$7,212.80
- Idaho$5,304.00
- Illinois$2,495.50
- Indiana$5,304.33
- Kansas$2,799.25
- Kentucky$6,312.42
- Louisiana$1,569.88
- Maine$796.44
- Maryland$509.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$4,523.95
- Michigan$3,950.27
- Minnesota$1,537.55
- Mississippi$1,351.95
- Missouri$2,770.52
- Montana$563.36
- Nebraska$2,518.96
- Nevada$2,377.20, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$1,511.22, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$3,786.00
- New Mexico$5,159.34
- New York$3,649.00
- North Carolina$2,911.20
- North Dakota$2,846.40
- Ohio$6,124.95
- Oklahoma$3,454.10
- Oregon$851.20
- Pennsylvania$4,411.26
- Puerto Rico$1,687.50, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$3,557.16, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$2,512.45
- South Dakota$1,764.00
- Tennessee$4,461.72
- Texas$3,678.03
- Utah$2,470.16
- Vermont$643.00, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$1,600.00
- Washington$3,365.49
- West Virginia$2,617.00
- Wisconsin$929.04
- Wyoming$2,086.50, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.