Scans and imaging CPT 71260 Iowa Outpatient

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Iowa

In Iowa, 89 hospitals publish a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $780.90 to $5,587.50, with a median of $1,786.20. The lowest price is at St Lukes Regional Medical Center (Sioux City). The highest price is 7.2× the lowest.

  • The median here, $1,786.20, is 13% above the US median of $1,581.12.
  • That is 10.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
  • Iowa ranks 36th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 89 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 71260. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$780.90St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Median$1,786.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,587.50in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,005.30vs the median

Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
St Lukes Regional Medical Center lowest Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $780.90 $976.12 Nov 4, 2026
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Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA CT Exam $884.10 $2,947.00 Feb 15, 2026
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Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA CT Thorax W Contrast $912.00 $1,216.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $960.00 $1,200.00 Sep 23, 2026
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Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA VDMC CT Chest w/ Cont $968.00 $1,210.00 Feb 5, 2026
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Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $984.22 $2,460.56 Sep 30, 2026
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Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,088.00 $1,360.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,125.60 $1,876.00 Aug 20, 2026
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CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST $1,136.49 $2,643.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,217.25 $1,352.50 Mar 30, 2026
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Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,237.04 $2,209.00 Mar 26, 2026
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Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,247.30 $1,559.12 Nov 4, 2026
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UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,247.30 $1,559.12 Nov 4, 2026
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Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,250.89 $1,867.00 Oct 16, 2026
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Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,256.25 $1,675.00 Oct 20, 2026
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Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,282.50 $1,425.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 71260 CT, THORAX, DIAGNOSTIC; W/CONTRAST $1,286.01 $2,165.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,291.68 $1,614.61 Jun 18, 2026
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Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,330.40 $1,663.00 Jun 29, 2026
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Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,347.34 $2,323.00 Apr 21, 2026
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Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,350.33 $2,369.00 Oct 8, 2026
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Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA CT CHEST WITH $1,351.70 $1,931.00 Mar 16, 2026
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Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA CT THORAX DX C+ $1,360.00 $1,700.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,360.80 $1,944.00 Jun 1, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CT Chest w/Contrast $1,383.60 $2,306.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,384.80 $2,308.00 Apr 22, 2026
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Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA $1,385.10 $1,458.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,395.68 $2,684.00 Oct 19, 2026
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WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,397.90 $1,997.00 Oct 13, 2026
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Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA $1,530.66 $1,578.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CT Chest w/Contrast $1,554.60 $2,591.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA CT Chest w/Contrast $1,554.60 $2,591.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,584.00 $1,980.00 Aug 13, 2026
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Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA CT chest w $1,597.15 $1,879.00 Apr 24, 2026
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Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,605.60 $2,676.00 Jun 11, 2026
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Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,641.25 $2,525.00 Sep 21, 2026
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Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST $1,658.70 $3,686.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CT CHEST W CONTRAST -PER PROTOCOL $1,684.00 $2,591.00 May 29, 2026
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Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,690.00 $1,690.00 Mar 29, 2026
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The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,702.75 $2,128.43 Nov 4, 2026
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Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,719.20 $2,149.00 Mar 30, 2026
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Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,737.60 $2,172.00 Aug 25, 2026
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Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,745.60 $2,182.00 Oct 21, 2026
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Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,761.56 $2,201.95 Jul 27, 2026
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Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,786.20 $2,977.00 Sep 9, 2026
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Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,800.00 $1,800.00 Sep 14, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $1,812.20 $2,788.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $1,812.20 $2,788.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $1,812.20 $2,788.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $1,812.20 $2,788.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $1,812.20 $2,788.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,829.60 $2,287.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,842.00 $2,456.00 Oct 20, 2026
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Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST $1,843.00 $3,686.00 Sep 30, 2026
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,844.52 $2,305.64 Jan 28, 2026
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Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,853.60 $2,317.00 Jul 16, 2026
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Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Ct Thorax W/Dye $1,859.00 $1,859.00 Sep 1, 2026
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MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $1,873.95 $2,883.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $1,900.00 $2,376.00 Oct 8, 2024
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Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,906.00 $1,906.00 Jul 10, 2026
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Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,921.50 $2,745.00 Jul 20, 2026
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Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,925.00 $1,925.00 Sep 26, 2026
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Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $1,946.40 $2,433.00 Jul 27, 2026
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Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast mater $2,001.75 $2,669.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $2,046.60 $2,274.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $2,118.40 $2,648.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $2,121.14 $2,651.42 Jan 28, 2026
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MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $2,148.25 $3,305.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $2,160.60 $3,324.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $2,235.35 $3,439.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $2,284.41 $2,855.51 Nov 4, 2026
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Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $2,300.95 $2,876.18 Nov 4, 2026
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Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $2,300.95 $2,876.18 Nov 4, 2026
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Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $2,314.00 $2,314.00 Jun 10, 2026
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Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $2,452.08 $3,065.09 Nov 4, 2026
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Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA CT CHEST W C $2,588.00 $2,588.00 Aug 11, 2026
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Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA CT THORAX DIAGNOSTIC WITH CONTRAST $2,748.80 $3,436.00 Mar 4, 2026
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University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CT CHEST, WITH CONTRAST $2,766.40 $3,952.00 Mar 11, 2026
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University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB CT CHEST, WITH CONTRAST $2,766.40 $3,952.00 Mar 11, 2026
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MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $2,788.00 $2,788.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG $2,842.60 $3,553.25 Nov 4, 2026
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Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA $3,009.91 $3,103.00 —
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MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $3,292.90 $5,066.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $3,292.90 $5,066.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA $3,435.74 $3,542.00 —
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St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $3,517.00 $3,517.00 Nov 3, 2026
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MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast $4,352.00 $4,352.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $4,943.25 $6,591.00 Oct 23, 2026
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Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA CT scan of chest with contrast $5,587.50 $7,450.00 Sep 2, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 8 $1,684.00 $1,892.00
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 6 $1,247.30 $1,363.04
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 3 $1,383.60 $1,554.60
Dubuque, IA 3 $1,702.75 $1,812.20
Iowa City, IA 3 $1,256.25 $2,766.40
Omaha, NE-IA 3 $884.10 $1,136.49
Ames, IA 2 $1,719.20 $1,740.38
Carroll, IA 2 $1,250.89 $2,383.94
Cedar Rapids, IA 2 $1,584.00 $1,852.57
Clinton, IA 2 $1,554.60 $1,857.60
Albia, IA 1 $1,786.20 $1,786.20
Algona, IA 1 $1,853.60 $1,853.60
Atlantic, IA 1 $1,360.80 $1,360.80
Audubon, IA 1 $1,800.00 $1,800.00
Belmond, IA 1 $1,384.80 $1,384.80
Britt, IA 1 $1,842.00 $1,842.00
Cedar Rapids, IA 1 $1,844.52 $1,844.52
Centerville, IA 1 $2,788.00 $2,788.00
Charles City, IA 1 $984.22 $984.22
Cherokee, IA 1 $1,282.50 $1,282.50
Clarinda, IA 1 $4,943.25 $4,943.25
Clarion, IA 1 $1,605.60 $1,605.60
Corning, IA 1 $1,658.70 $1,658.70
Corydon, IA 1 $2,314.00 $2,314.00
Decorah, IA 1 $1,397.90 $1,397.90
Denison, IA 1 $1,946.40 $1,946.40
Elkader, IA 1 $1,812.20 $1,812.20
Emmetsburg, IA 1 $2,001.75 $2,001.75
Estherville, IA 1 $3,009.91 $3,009.91
Fairfield, IA 1 $1,125.60 $1,125.60
Fort Dodge, IA 1 $2,284.41 $2,284.41
Greenfield, IA 1 $5,587.50 $5,587.50
Grinnell, IA 1 $2,452.08 $2,452.08
Guttenberg, IA 1 $2,118.40 $2,118.40
Hampton, IA 1 $2,046.60 $2,046.60
Harlan, IA 1 $1,347.34 $1,347.34
Harwarden, IA 1 $1,597.15 $1,597.15
Humboldt, IA 1 $1,217.25 $1,217.25
Iowa Falls, IA 1 $1,906.00 $1,906.00
Jefferson, IA 1 $1,237.04 $1,237.04
Keosauqua, IA 1 $1,921.50 $1,921.50
Lake City, IA 1 $1,900.00 $1,900.00
Leon, IA 1 $1,829.60 $1,829.60
Manchester, IA 1 $1,360.00 $1,360.00
Maquoketa, IA 1 $2,588.00 $2,588.00
Marshalltown, IA 1 $1,247.30 $1,247.30
Mason City, IA 1 $2,235.35 $2,235.35
Muscatine, IA 1 $2,300.95 $2,300.95
New Hampton, IA 1 $1,812.20 $1,812.20
Oelwein, IA 1 $1,812.20 $1,812.20
Orange City, IA 1 $960.00 $960.00
Pocahontas, IA 1 $1,690.00 $1,690.00
Rock Rapids, IA 1 $3,435.74 $3,435.74
Sac City, IA 1 $1,737.60 $1,737.60
Sheldon, IA 1 $2,748.80 $2,748.80
Shenandoah, IA 1 $1,641.25 $1,641.25
Sigourney, IA 1 $1,351.70 $1,351.70
Sioux Center, IA 1 $1,530.66 $1,530.66
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 1 $780.90 $780.90
Spencer, IA 1 $912.00 $912.00
Spirit Lake, IA 1 $1,385.10 $1,385.10
Storm Lake, IA 1 $1,088.00 $1,088.00
Waukon, IA 1 $1,350.33 $1,350.33
Webster City, IA 1 $968.00 $968.00
West Union, IA 1 $1,286.01 $1,286.01
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

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