Limited pregnancy ultrasound cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 84 hospitals publish a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound, limited (heartbeat, position, fluid): from $65.60 to $973.00, with a median of $338.15. The lowest price is at Boone County Hospital (Boone). The highest price is 14.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $338.15, is 12% below the US median of $383.00.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Iowa ranks 21st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 84 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 76815. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$65.60Boone County Hospital
Median$338.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$973.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$272.55vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County Hospital lowest Boone · Ames, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $65.60 | $82.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $106.80 | $267.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA CHG US,PREGNANT UTERUS,LIMITED, 1/> FETUSES | $136.80 | $171.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA DONT USE OB LTD | $142.00 | $219.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA MFM Ultrasound Pregnant Uterus Limited 1 or > Fetu | $142.20 | $474.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $152.54 | $263.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $157.95 | $243.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $160.80 | $268.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $169.94 | $212.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $192.00 | $192.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $200.00 | $200.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $203.84 | $392.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 76815 US OB-LIMITED (SINGLE) | $210.28 | $354.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA US OB limited 1 or more fetuses | $213.40 | $251.06 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $216.37 | $270.46 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $225.60 | $282.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA OB US Limited Fetus(s) | $241.00 | $241.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $242.69 | $303.37 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC ULTRASOUND LIMITED | $245.25 | $545.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $247.38 | $434.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $247.57 | $369.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC ULTRASOUND LIMITED | $257.14 | $598.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $262.26 | $327.82 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $266.40 | $333.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $270.40 | $338.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC ULTRASOUND LIMITED | $272.50 | $545.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $276.60 | $461.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $276.75 | $369.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $293.60 | $367.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $293.60 | $367.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL US OB less than 12 wks | $294.60 | $491.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $303.00 | $505.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA OB US LIMITED FETUS(S) | $308.00 | $385.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $314.00 | $314.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA US Pregnancy Limited | $315.20 | $394.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $318.57 | $398.21 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $318.57 | $398.21 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $318.60 | $354.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA OB US Limited Fetus(s) | $321.00 | $428.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL US OB less than 12 wks | $322.20 | $537.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA US OB less than 12 wks | $322.20 | $537.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $335.20 | $419.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $341.10 | $379.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $348.92 | $436.15 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $357.70 | $511.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $364.00 | $520.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $368.90 | $527.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $369.85 | $569.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $385.00 | $385.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $385.00 | $482.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $404.95 | $623.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $409.60 | $512.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $410.40 | $513.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $416.13 | $429.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $427.50 | $570.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA US OB < 12 WKS | $428.00 | $428.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $432.32 | $772.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $434.20 | $668.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $444.00 | $592.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $457.90 | $482.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $466.73 | $583.41 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $471.00 | $785.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $473.00 | $473.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ULTRASOUND MONITORING - OB, LIMITED | $490.00 | $700.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ULTRASOUND MONITORING - OB, LIMITED | $490.00 | $700.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $495.00 | $495.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $495.75 | $661.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $512.20 | $788.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $518.40 | $648.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $518.78 | $648.47 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $518.78 | $648.47 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA US OB REAL TIME LTD | $538.40 | $673.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $552.76 | $690.94 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US OB LIMITED FETUS(S) | $611.57 | $764.46 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited (eg, fetal heart beat, placental location, fetal position and/or qualitative amniotic fluid volume), 1 or more fetuses | $631.50 | $842.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $632.45 | $973.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $632.45 | $973.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $632.45 | $973.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $634.00 | $634.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $679.00 | $700.00 | — source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Limited ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $681.30 | $757.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $874.90 | $1,346.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $874.90 | $1,346.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Limited >= 1 Fetuses | $973.00 | $973.00 | 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 | $142.00 | $452.30 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 6 | $203.84 | $292.48 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $294.60 | $322.20 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $276.75 | $490.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $142.20 | $257.14 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $65.60 | $101.20 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $192.00 | $219.78 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $293.60 | $380.16 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $322.20 | $417.20 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $216.37 | $325.28 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $471.00 | $471.00 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $410.40 | $410.40 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $357.70 | $357.70 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $276.60 | $276.60 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $495.75 | $495.75 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $348.92 | $348.92 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $973.00 | $973.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $106.80 | $106.80 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $318.60 | $318.60 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $444.00 | $444.00 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $303.00 | $303.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $245.25 | $245.25 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $473.00 | $473.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $364.00 | $364.00 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $335.20 | $335.20 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $631.50 | $631.50 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $160.80 | $160.80 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $169.94 | $169.94 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $427.50 | $427.50 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $552.76 | $552.76 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $518.40 | $518.40 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $681.30 | $681.30 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $152.54 | $152.54 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $213.40 | $213.40 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $341.10 | $341.10 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $314.00 | $314.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $432.32 | $432.32 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $368.90 | $368.90 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $385.00 | $385.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $270.40 | $270.40 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $308.00 | $308.00 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $428.00 | $428.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $318.57 | $318.57 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $369.85 | $369.85 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $518.78 | $518.78 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $632.45 | $632.45 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $632.45 | $632.45 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $385.00 | $385.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $679.00 | $679.00 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $225.60 | $225.60 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $538.40 | $538.40 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $157.95 | $157.95 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $416.13 | $416.13 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $262.26 | $262.26 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $321.00 | $321.00 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $457.90 | $457.90 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $293.60 | $293.60 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $247.38 | $247.38 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $315.20 | $315.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $210.28 | $210.28 |
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 limited pregnancy ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Limited pregnancy ultrasound explained.
Pregnancy ultrasound, limited (heartbeat, position, fluid) in other states
- Alabama$244.82
- Alaska$573.33
- Arizona$318.15
- Arkansas$155.23
- California$604.80
- Colorado$460.70
- Connecticut$239.00
- Delaware$505.11
- District of Columbia$490.82, 3 hospitals
- Florida$646.40
- Georgia$286.47
- Hawaii$406.25
- Idaho$305.00
- Illinois$525.00
- Indiana$381.33
- Kansas$253.80
- Kentucky$522.67
- Louisiana$173.10
- Maine$194.40
- Maryland$478.96
- Massachusetts$407.28
- Michigan$320.70
- Minnesota$330.88
- Mississippi$211.20
- Missouri$358.80
- Montana$331.44
- Nebraska$412.03
- Nevada$731.00
- New Hampshire$419.74
- New Jersey$181.21
- New Mexico$439.52
- New York$289.61
- North Carolina$318.60
- North Dakota$322.05
- Ohio$477.10
- Oklahoma$336.13
- Oregon$357.50
- Pennsylvania$533.60
- Puerto Rico$125.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$388.80
- South Carolina$442.80
- South Dakota$498.00
- Tennessee$163.01
- Texas$459.00
- Utah$898.31
- Vermont$626.00
- Virginia$474.50
- Washington$436.54
- West Virginia$302.75
- Wisconsin$367.29
- Wyoming$395.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.