Head CT with contrast cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 82 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast: from $660.00 to $3,708.00, with a median of $1,492.43. The lowest price is at Audubon County Memorial Hospital (Audubon). The highest price is 5.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,492.43, is 5% above the US median of $1,425.00.
- That is 8.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Iowa ranks 31st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 82 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 70460. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$660.00Audubon County Memorial Hospital
Median$1,492.43half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,708.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$832.43vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital lowest Audubon · Audubon, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $660.00 | $660.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA CT Exam | $730.50 | $2,435.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $780.90 | $976.12 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA CT Head/Brain W Contrast | $930.75 | $1,241.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA CT Head or Brain w/ Contrast | $932.00 | $1,165.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $937.83 | $2,181.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $946.06 | $1,182.57 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $946.06 | $1,182.57 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $959.99 | $2,399.98 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $993.54 | $1,713.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,005.00 | $1,340.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,031.85 | $1,146.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,052.10 | $1,169.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,065.97 | $1,591.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CT Head w/ contrast | $1,124.40 | $1,874.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,124.90 | $1,607.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 70460 CT HEAD W/IV CONT | $1,148.20 | $1,933.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,162.20 | $2,235.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,197.75 | $1,597.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA CT HEAD WITH | $1,223.60 | $1,748.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,234.80 | $2,058.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,237.04 | $2,209.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,246.00 | $1,780.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,257.10 | $1,934.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CT Head w C - Stroke Alert | $1,263.60 | $2,106.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA CT Head w/ contrast | $1,263.60 | $2,106.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,271.20 | $1,589.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,278.40 | $1,598.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,291.68 | $1,614.61 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,314.42 | $2,306.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CT HEAD WITH CONTRAST- PER PROTOCOL | $1,344.00 | $2,068.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,398.40 | $1,748.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA CT head w | $1,399.95 | $1,647.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT Head/Brain W/Contrast | $1,418.95 | $2,183.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,423.50 | $1,898.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,432.80 | $2,388.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,436.40 | $2,394.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,446.40 | $1,808.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,450.40 | $1,813.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,458.40 | $1,823.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,475.55 | $3,279.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT Head/Brain W/Contrast | $1,509.30 | $2,322.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC CT Head/Brain W/Contrast | $1,509.30 | $2,322.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/DYE | $1,548.80 | $1,936.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,555.40 | $2,222.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,562.24 | $1,952.80 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC CT Head/Brain W/Contrast | $1,563.90 | $2,406.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $1,639.50 | $3,279.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,642.81 | $2,053.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,665.00 | $2,220.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,679.22 | $2,099.03 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,694.40 | $2,118.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,736.80 | $2,171.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,759.00 | $1,759.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,773.60 | $2,217.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,786.20 | $2,977.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT Head/Brain W/Contrast | $1,788.15 | $2,751.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT Head/Brain W/Contrast | $1,788.15 | $2,751.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,840.00 | $2,301.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Ct Head/Brain W/Dye | $1,859.00 | $1,859.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Computed tomography, head or brain; with contrast material(s) | $1,875.00 | $2,500.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $1,878.00 | $1,878.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $1,995.00 | $1,995.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $2,004.09 | $2,505.11 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $2,004.09 | $2,505.11 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC CT Head/Brain W/Contrast | $2,063.75 | $3,175.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $2,077.00 | $2,077.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $2,092.26 | $2,615.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $2,157.30 | $2,397.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC CT Head/Brain W/Contrast | $2,188.55 | $3,367.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $2,192.60 | $2,308.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $2,294.73 | $2,868.41 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $2,374.40 | $2,968.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $2,375.47 | $2,969.33 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,377.00 | $2,377.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CT BRAIN, WITH CONTRAST | $2,498.30 | $3,569.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CT BRAIN, WITH CONTRAST | $2,498.30 | $3,569.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA CT HEAD W CONTRAST | $2,536.00 | $3,170.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC CT HEAD OR BRAIN W CONTRAST | $2,618.88 | $3,273.59 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $3,160.26 | $3,258.00 | — source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA CT scan head or brain with contrast | $3,176.00 | $3,176.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT Head/Brain W/Contrast | $3,708.00 | $3,708.00 | 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.
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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 | 8 | $1,344.00 | $1,816.30 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 6 | $946.06 | $1,369.04 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $1,124.40 | $1,263.60 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $1,197.75 | $2,498.30 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $730.50 | $937.83 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $1,679.22 | $1,708.01 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $1,065.97 | $2,120.98 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $1,271.20 | $1,823.34 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $1,263.60 | $1,663.68 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $1,563.90 | $1,603.36 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $1,786.20 | $1,786.20 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $1,458.40 | $1,458.40 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $1,124.90 | $1,124.90 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $660.00 | $660.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $1,436.40 | $1,436.40 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $1,005.00 | $1,005.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,562.24 | $1,562.24 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $959.99 | $959.99 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $1,052.10 | $1,052.10 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $1,423.50 | $1,423.50 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $1,432.80 | $1,432.80 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $1,475.55 | $1,475.55 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $1,995.00 | $1,995.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $1,246.00 | $1,246.00 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $1,694.40 | $1,694.40 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $1,875.00 | $1,875.00 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $3,160.26 | $3,160.26 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $1,234.80 | $1,234.80 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $2,618.88 | $2,618.88 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $1,665.00 | $1,665.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $2,092.26 | $2,092.26 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $2,374.40 | $2,374.40 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $2,157.30 | $2,157.30 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $993.54 | $993.54 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $1,399.95 | $1,399.95 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $1,031.85 | $1,031.85 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $1,759.00 | $1,759.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $1,237.04 | $1,237.04 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $1,555.40 | $1,555.40 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $1,840.00 | $1,840.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $1,398.40 | $1,398.40 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $1,548.80 | $1,548.80 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $2,377.00 | $2,377.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $946.06 | $946.06 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $2,188.55 | $2,188.55 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $2,004.09 | $2,004.09 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $1,509.30 | $1,509.30 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $1,878.00 | $1,878.00 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $1,278.40 | $1,278.40 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $2,536.00 | $2,536.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $1,257.10 | $1,257.10 |
| Sigourney, IA | 1 | $1,223.60 | $1,223.60 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $780.90 | $780.90 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $930.75 | $930.75 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $2,192.60 | $2,192.60 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $1,450.40 | $1,450.40 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $1,314.42 | $1,314.42 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $932.00 | $932.00 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $1,148.20 | $1,148.20 |
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 head CT with contrast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Head CT with contrast explained.
CT scan of the head with contrast in other states
- Alabama$1,133.26
- Alaska$2,392.12
- Arizona$1,179.18
- Arkansas$871.05
- California$2,704.00
- Colorado$1,739.08
- Connecticut$1,201.00
- Delaware$2,213.35
- District of Columbia$1,543.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,743.40
- Georgia$1,425.00
- Hawaii$1,677.45
- Idaho$1,093.00
- Illinois$1,924.97
- Indiana$854.50
- Kansas$1,094.10
- Kentucky$1,366.58
- Louisiana$717.21
- Maine$1,112.55
- Maryland$150.73
- Massachusetts$1,205.00
- Michigan$1,238.00
- Minnesota$1,297.68
- Mississippi$934.32
- Missouri$1,433.78
- Montana$1,437.15
- Nebraska$2,112.00
- Nevada$2,173.50
- New Hampshire$1,537.35
- New Jersey$478.51
- New Mexico$1,788.80
- New York$976.32
- North Carolina$1,605.00
- North Dakota$1,270.36
- Ohio$1,005.50
- Oklahoma$1,207.12
- Oregon$1,304.84
- Pennsylvania$1,352.66
- Puerto Rico$390.00
- Rhode Island$1,650.00
- South Carolina$1,713.35
- South Dakota$2,232.80
- Tennessee$886.51
- Texas$1,690.05
- Utah$3,468.29
- Vermont$2,285.00
- Virginia$1,526.50
- Washington$1,335.42
- West Virginia$1,019.57
- Wisconsin$1,543.10
- Wyoming$1,373.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.