C-section cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for cesarean delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care: from $2,165.60 to $6,651.00, with a median of $3,580.00. The lowest price is at Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission (Charles City). The highest price is 3.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,580.00, is 20% below the US median of $4,490.98.
- Iowa ranks 3rd of 15 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 5 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 59510. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 18, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,165.60Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission
Median$3,580.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,651.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,414.40vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission lowest Charles City · Charles City, IA Cesarean delivery with care before and after delivery | $2,165.60 | $5,414.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Cesarean delivery with care before and after delivery | $3,244.00 | $4,055.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA FBC 59510 Rout Ob/Ap/C-S/Pp | $3,580.00 | $3,580.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Cesarean delivery with care before and after delivery | $5,877.24 | $8,772.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Cesarean delivery with care before and after delivery | $6,651.00 | $6,651.00 | Jun 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $2,165.60 | $2,165.60 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $6,651.00 | $6,651.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $5,877.24 | $5,877.24 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $3,244.00 | $3,244.00 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $3,580.00 | $3,580.00 |
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 C-section is, what the price covers and why prices differ: C-section explained.
Cesarean delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care in other states
- Alabama$3,028.77, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$3,845.84, 2 hospitals
- California$5,140.38
- Colorado$17,378.50, 1 hospital
- Georgia$13,051.00
- Idaho$4,963.51, 2 hospitals
- Illinois$5,124.90
- Indiana$2,560.74, 1 hospital
- Kansas$3,624.48
- Kentucky$2,825.90, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$2,097.65, 2 hospitals
- Maine$6,410.25, 3 hospitals
- Maryland$2,601.00, 1 hospital
- Michigan$2,909.65
- Minnesota$3,560.64
- Missouri$3,852.00
- Montana$5,658.57, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$4,935.50
- New Hampshire$2,568.27, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,339.00
- New Mexico$3,251.54, 3 hospitals
- New York$6,220.28
- Ohio$4,782.00
- Oklahoma$5,698.68, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$7,765.50, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$5,683.43
- South Carolina$2,322.00, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$6,793.00, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$1,554.60, 1 hospital
- Texas$4,155.91
- Utah$3,111.00, 1 hospital
- Vermont$3,306.00, 1 hospital
- Washington$4,988.93, 4 hospitals
- Wisconsin$5,437.94
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.