Kidney ultrasound cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 86 hospitals publish a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys: from $238.00 to $1,539.00, with a median of $607.93. The lowest price is at St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home (Carroll). The highest price is 6.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $607.93, is 5% above the US median of $580.00.
- That is 5.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Iowa ranks 30th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 86 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 76770. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$238.00St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home
Median$607.93half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,539.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$369.93vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home lowest Carroll · Carroll, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $238.00 | $238.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA MUS Exam | $256.50 | $855.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $329.60 | $412.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $342.35 | $855.87 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $349.68 | $437.09 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $355.20 | $444.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $382.50 | $425.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $383.04 | $672.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $391.88 | $404.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA US Retroperitoneal Complete | $394.40 | $493.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $424.80 | $708.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $435.75 | $581.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL US Retroperitoneum | $444.60 | $741.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $459.00 | $1,020.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $475.20 | $528.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 76770 US RENAL | $476.39 | $802.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL US Retroperitoneum | $486.00 | $810.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA US Retroperitoneum | $486.00 | $810.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $487.20 | $840.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $495.00 | $495.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $499.66 | $1,162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $501.16 | $748.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $507.36 | $906.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $510.00 | $1,020.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $527.80 | $754.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $531.30 | $664.12 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $533.00 | $820.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $534.95 | $823.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $534.95 | $823.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA US retroperitoneal complete aorta/nodes | $538.05 | $633.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $544.60 | $778.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $545.60 | $682.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $552.30 | $789.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $557.44 | $1,072.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $581.57 | $726.97 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $581.60 | $727.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA US EXAM ABDO BACK WALL COMP | $590.40 | $738.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $593.60 | $742.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $596.40 | $994.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $603.85 | $929.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $603.85 | $929.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $603.85 | $929.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $603.85 | $929.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Ultrasound Abdo Back Wall Comp | $612.00 | $816.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $616.65 | $770.81 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $618.82 | $773.52 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $623.00 | $623.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $624.00 | $780.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $626.40 | $783.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Us Exam Abdo Back Wall Comp | $632.00 | $632.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | $637.50 | $850.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $665.00 | $832.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $665.25 | $887.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $684.00 | $720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $690.00 | $920.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $698.75 | $1,075.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $701.00 | $701.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $706.40 | $883.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $717.00 | $956.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $726.00 | $726.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $729.60 | $912.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $732.60 | $814.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $741.05 | $926.31 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $741.05 | $926.31 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $741.60 | $927.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $755.66 | $944.57 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $755.66 | $944.57 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $793.00 | $793.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $809.60 | $1,012.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $818.60 | $1,023.24 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA US RETROPERITONEUM | $820.00 | $1,025.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $852.63 | $879.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $853.45 | $1,313.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $873.00 | $1,455.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $910.65 | $1,401.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $916.65 | $945.00 | — source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA US KIDNEY COMPL RETROPERITONEAL | $918.00 | $1,413.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $929.00 | $929.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $955.20 | $1,592.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $965.65 | $1,207.06 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $980.20 | $1,508.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US EXAM RETROPERITONEAL COMPL | $980.26 | $1,225.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB US EXAM - RETROPERITONEAL, ENTIRE | $999.60 | $1,428.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB US EXAM - RETROPERITONEAL, ENTIRE | $999.60 | $1,428.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $1,101.60 | $1,377.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Retroperitioneal Complete | $1,539.00 | $1,539.00 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 8 | $603.85 | $805.82 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 6 | $534.95 | $569.50 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $444.60 | $486.00 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $435.75 | $999.60 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $256.50 | $499.66 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $706.40 | $904.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $238.00 | $369.58 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $616.65 | $673.12 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $486.00 | $733.10 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $853.45 | $909.55 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $955.20 | $955.20 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $581.60 | $581.60 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $552.30 | $552.30 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $495.00 | $495.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $873.00 | $873.00 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $717.00 | $717.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $618.82 | $618.82 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $929.00 | $929.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $342.35 | $342.35 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $382.50 | $382.50 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $665.25 | $665.25 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $596.40 | $596.40 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $459.00 | $459.00 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $793.00 | $793.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $527.80 | $527.80 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $624.00 | $624.00 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $603.85 | $603.85 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $637.50 | $637.50 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $852.63 | $852.63 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $424.80 | $424.80 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $531.30 | $531.30 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $690.00 | $690.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $818.60 | $818.60 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $809.60 | $809.60 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $732.60 | $732.60 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $487.20 | $487.20 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $538.05 | $538.05 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $475.20 | $475.20 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $726.00 | $726.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $507.36 | $507.36 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $544.60 | $544.60 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $665.00 | $665.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $593.60 | $593.60 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $590.40 | $590.40 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $741.05 | $741.05 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $698.75 | $698.75 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $755.66 | $755.66 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $603.85 | $603.85 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $603.85 | $603.85 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $545.60 | $545.60 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $623.00 | $623.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $916.65 | $916.65 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $355.20 | $355.20 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $820.00 | $820.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $533.00 | $533.00 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $391.88 | $391.88 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $349.68 | $349.68 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $612.00 | $612.00 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $684.00 | $684.00 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $329.60 | $329.60 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $383.04 | $383.04 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $394.40 | $394.40 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $476.39 | $476.39 |
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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Complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys in other states
- Alabama$394.80
- Alaska$960.50
- Arizona$421.32
- Arkansas$329.20
- California$847.60
- Colorado$673.29
- Connecticut$375.00
- Delaware$903.05
- District of Columbia$677.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,272.19
- Georgia$500.28
- Hawaii$643.65
- Idaho$468.00
- Illinois$806.93
- Indiana$501.00
- Kansas$399.70
- Kentucky$581.40
- Louisiana$288.30
- Maine$418.71
- Maryland$681.59
- Massachusetts$634.00
- Michigan$604.43
- Minnesota$516.36
- Mississippi$341.53
- Missouri$621.00
- Montana$501.31
- Nebraska$784.70
- Nevada$900.69
- New Hampshire$620.00
- New Jersey$208.26
- New Mexico$527.31
- New York$421.58
- North Carolina$576.00
- North Dakota$435.75
- Ohio$709.20
- Oklahoma$467.21
- Oregon$566.15
- Pennsylvania$726.60
- Puerto Rico$137.50
- Rhode Island$455.00
- South Carolina$562.32
- South Dakota$880.80
- Tennessee$273.96
- Texas$719.40
- Utah$1,221.38
- Vermont$722.91
- Virginia$637.80
- Washington$618.80
- West Virginia$438.50
- Wisconsin$549.25
- Wyoming$605.94
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.