Potassium test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for potassium blood test: from $5.60 to $117.00, with a median of $34.40. The lowest price is at Boone County Hospital (Boone). The highest price is 20.9× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 84132. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.60Boone County Hospital
Median$34.40half pay less
Highest$117.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$28.80vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County Hospital lowest Boone · Ames, IA Blood potassium level | $5.60 | $7.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC POTASSIUM | $7.20 | $15.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC POTASSIUM | $7.35 | $15.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA CHG ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $8.80 | $11.00 | — source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA POTASSIUM FLUID A/L/M/L1/PL/O/J/C1/R/P/E/G1/M2 | $12.00 | $15.00 | — source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Blood potassium level | $14.00 | $14.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA ATX - Potassium - MH/WH | $17.40 | $58.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $20.54 | $25.68 | — source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Assay Of Serum Potassium | $24.00 | $24.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA POTASSIUM /ALL | $24.72 | $30.90 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Blood potassium level | $26.25 | $35.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Blood potassium level | $26.40 | $66.01 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Blood potassium level | $26.40 | $33.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS POST POTASSIUM | $26.40 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS POTASSIUM (K) | $26.40 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA POTASSIUM | $27.20 | $32.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $27.30 | $42.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Blood potassium level | $28.00 | $35.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Blood potassium level | $28.20 | $47.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $29.25 | $45.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $29.25 | $45.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $29.60 | $37.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS POST POTASSIUM | $30.00 | $50.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $30.07 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Blood potassium level | $30.98 | $52.50 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA POTASSIUM; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $32.67 | $55.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Blood potassium level | $33.60 | $48.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA POTASSIUM /ALL | $33.60 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA POTASSIUM SERUM 84132 | $34.40 | $43.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Blood potassium level | $34.84 | $67.00 | Mar 3, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA POTASSIUM | $35.20 | $44.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $36.40 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $36.40 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Blood potassium level | $36.60 | $61.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA POTASSIUM /ALL | $37.00 | $47.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Blood potassium level | $39.05 | $55.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Blood potassium level | $39.20 | $49.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $40.74 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Blood potassium level | $41.25 | $55.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA POTASSIUM | $42.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Blood potassium level | $43.20 | $72.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC POTASSIUM | $43.26 | $103.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $43.55 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $43.55 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $43.55 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $43.55 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $43.55 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA POTASSIUM | $44.00 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $47.53 | $49.00 | — source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Blood potassium level | $48.80 | $61.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $49.50 | $66.00 | — source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB POTASSIUM - MISC FLUID | $49.70 | $71.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB POTASSIUM - ANESTHESIA | $49.70 | $71.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Blood potassium level | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Blood potassium level | $53.20 | $76.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Blood potassium level | $53.20 | $76.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Blood potassium level | $54.00 | $72.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Blood potassium level | $54.90 | $61.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Blood potassium level | $57.57 | $101.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Blood potassium level | $61.20 | $102.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Blood potassium level | $61.80 | $61.80 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Potassium Blood | $62.25 | $83.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $67.00 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Blood potassium level | $67.00 | $67.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $78.65 | $121.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $82.65 | $87.00 | — source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Blood potassium level | $88.00 | $110.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $117.00 | $117.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
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 | 7 | $24.00 | $43.55 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $24.72 | $29.25 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $26.40 | $30.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $33.57 | $36.40 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $49.70 | $49.70 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $7.35 | $17.40 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $5.60 | $8.80 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $14.00 | $26.52 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $33.57 | $60.78 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $26.40 | $31.40 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $41.25 | $41.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $33.57 | $33.57 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $30.98 | $30.98 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $36.60 | $36.60 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $7.20 | $7.20 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $53.20 | $53.20 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $48.80 | $48.80 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $49.50 | $49.50 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $40.74 | $40.74 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $33.57 | $33.57 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $26.25 | $26.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $33.57 | $33.57 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $54.90 | $54.90 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $61.80 | $61.80 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $53.20 | $53.20 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $39.20 | $39.20 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $29.60 | $29.60 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $33.57 | $33.57 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $33.57 | $33.57 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $28.20 | $28.20 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $30.07 | $30.07 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $20.54 | $20.54 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $34.40 | $34.40 |
| Sigourney, IA | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $47.53 | $47.53 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $33.57 | $33.57 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $62.25 | $62.25 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $82.65 | $82.65 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $8.80 | $8.80 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $57.57 | $57.57 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $32.67 | $32.67 |
What it is
A potassium test measures the level of potassium in the blood. Doctors check it for people on diuretics or blood pressure drugs, with kidney disease, an irregular heartbeat, or vomiting and diarrhea.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Potassium blood test in other states
- Alabama$26.10
- Alaska$61.50
- Arizona$29.95
- Arkansas$19.65
- California$73.26
- Colorado$69.75
- Connecticut$23.15
- Delaware$60.74
- District of Columbia$63.56
- Florida$63.18
- Georgia$32.80
- Hawaii$47.60
- Idaho$35.79
- Illinois$44.80
- Indiana$28.50
- Kansas$33.16
- Kentucky$46.40
- Louisiana$17.59
- Maine$25.08
- Maryland$11.58
- Massachusetts$31.00
- Michigan$22.10
- Minnesota$44.90
- Mississippi$27.00
- Missouri$41.32
- Montana$40.80
- Nebraska$47.81
- Nevada$62.00
- New Hampshire$47.59
- New Jersey$5.90
- New Mexico$63.41
- New York$22.69
- North Carolina$39.30
- North Dakota$41.00
- Ohio$23.35
- Oklahoma$32.55
- Oregon$21.75
- Pennsylvania$32.70
- Puerto Rico$15.00
- Rhode Island$29.50
- South Carolina$41.74
- South Dakota$54.90
- Tennessee$26.13
- Texas$65.23
- Utah$110.70
- Vermont$41.58
- Virginia$39.00
- Washington$40.15
- West Virginia$25.25
- Wisconsin$29.04
- Wyoming$25.04
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.