Lab tests CPT 87635 Iowa Outpatient

COVID-19 PCR test cost in Iowa

In Iowa, 84 hospitals publish a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $15.00 to $288.00, with a median of $119.20. The lowest price is at MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center (Davenport). The highest price is 19.2× the lowest.

  • The median here, $119.20, is 21% above the US median of $98.92.
  • That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($51.31).
  • Iowa ranks 35th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 8 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 87635. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$15.00MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center
Median$119.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$288.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$104.20vs the median

Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center lowest Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL _SARS CoV2, NAA 2 Day TAT-Sendout $15.00 $25.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL _SARS CoV2, NAA 2 Day TAT-Sendout $17.40 $29.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA _SARS CoV2, NAA 2 Day TAT-Sendout $17.40 $29.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA _SARS COV2 NAA 2 DAY TAT-SENDOUT $30.00 $30.00 Aug 11, 2026
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Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) by PCR $35.70 $119.00 Feb 15, 2026
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Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $38.86 $58.00 Oct 16, 2026
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Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $66.00 $110.00 Jan 24, 2026
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $67.15 $83.93 Jan 28, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $67.15 $83.93 Jan 28, 2026
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Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA SARS CoV 2 MOLECULAR Z/W/L/M/PL/G1/J/T/R/S1/O/C1/P/L1/E/S/SA/D/N/QC/Q/V/Y/P1/W1/A/G/F/H/V1/F1/K/B1/M2/B $67.20 $120.00 Mar 26, 2026
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Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA COVID PCR $72.25 $85.00 Apr 24, 2026
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CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC INFECTIOUS AGENT SARS-COV-2 AMP PROBE $72.67 $169.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $74.40 $93.00 Jun 18, 2026
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Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA SARS CoV 2 MOLECULAR Z/W/L/M/PL/G1/J/T/R/S1/O/C1/P/L1/E/S/SA/D/N/QC/Q/V/Y/P1/W1/A/G/F/H/V1/F1/K/B1/M2/B $78.40 $98.00 Mar 30, 2026
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Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $82.40 $103.00 Aug 13, 2026
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Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $84.00 $120.00 Jul 20, 2026
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Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $84.36 $210.89 Sep 30, 2026
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Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $84.75 $113.00 Oct 20, 2026
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Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA SARS-CoV-2 Amp Prb Hi Thrp $89.25 $119.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) RNA (ID Now) $90.00 $120.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC INFECTIOUS AGENT SARS-COV-2 AMP PROBE $94.50 $210.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $95.00 $95.00 Sep 14, 2026
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Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $99.75 $133.00 Oct 20, 2026
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Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA ID Now COVID-19 Test $102.40 $128.00 Feb 5, 2026
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Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $103.50 $115.00 Mar 30, 2026
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Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC INFECTIOUS AGENT SARS-COV-2 AMP PROBE $105.00 $210.00 Sep 30, 2026
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Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA SARS CoV 2 MOLECULAR /K/B/N/E $106.00 $133.00 Oct 8, 2024
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Keokuk County Health Center one side Sigourney · Sigourney, IA SARS-COV-2 RT-PCR $108.50 $155.00 Mar 16, 2026
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Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amp Prb $109.00 $109.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $114.60 $191.00 Sep 9, 2026
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Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.00 $145.00 Aug 25, 2026
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Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.46 $145.57 Nov 4, 2026
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Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.46 $145.57 Nov 4, 2026
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St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.46 $145.57 Nov 4, 2026
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The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.46 $145.57 Nov 4, 2026
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Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.46 $145.57 Nov 4, 2026
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Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.46 $145.57 Nov 4, 2026
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Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.46 $145.57 Nov 4, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.46 $145.57 Nov 4, 2026
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UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $116.46 $145.57 Nov 4, 2026
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Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC AMP PRB $118.40 $148.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $118.40 $148.00 Jul 27, 2026
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Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $120.00 $150.00 Jul 27, 2026
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Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $121.41 $213.00 Oct 8, 2026
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Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA CDMR SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB 87635 $124.80 $156.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA SARS PCR $125.00 $193.00 May 29, 2026
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Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $126.36 $243.00 Oct 19, 2026
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Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA SARS CoV 2 MOLECULAR Z/W/L/M/PL/G1/J/T/R/S1/O/C1/P/L1/E/S/SA/D/N/QC/Q/V/Y/P1/W1/A/G/F/H/V1/F1/K/B1/M2/B $126.89 $158.62 Jun 29, 2026
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MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $130.00 $200.00 Mar 31, 2026
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University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB (ARUP) $133.00 $190.00 Mar 11, 2026
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University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB (ARUP) $133.00 $190.00 Mar 11, 2026
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Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA $135.80 $140.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $141.05 $217.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $148.00 $185.00 Sep 23, 2026
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MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $148.85 $229.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA $150.35 $155.00 —
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Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA $150.35 $155.00 —
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MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $152.75 $235.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $152.75 $235.00 Mar 31, 2026
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St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $154.00 $154.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA $161.50 $170.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $163.80 $252.00 Sep 21, 2026
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Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $164.80 $206.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $165.00 $275.00 Aug 20, 2026
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Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $166.40 $208.00 Jul 16, 2026
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Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $172.20 $246.00 Jun 1, 2026
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Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $183.75 $245.00 Sep 2, 2026
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Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $185.40 $185.40 Jul 10, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $187.20 $288.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $187.20 $288.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $187.20 $288.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $187.20 $288.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $187.20 $288.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $189.00 $189.00 Jun 10, 2026
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Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA NON-CDC 2019-NCOV CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 $190.67 $321.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $192.00 $320.00 Apr 22, 2026
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Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $192.00 $320.00 Jun 11, 2026
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WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $198.80 $284.00 Oct 13, 2026
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MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $200.00 $200.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $202.42 $349.00 Apr 21, 2026
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Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB $212.80 $266.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $225.00 $250.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen $232.00 $290.00 Oct 21, 2026
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MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 $288.00 $288.00 Mar 31, 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.
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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 7 $109.00 $130.00
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 6 $74.40 $126.62
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 3 $15.00 $17.40
Iowa City, IA 3 $99.75 $133.00
Omaha, NE-IA 3 $35.70 $72.67
Ames, IA 2 $78.40 $99.20
Carroll, IA 2 $38.86 $96.43
Cedar Rapids, IA 2 $67.15 $74.78
Clinton, IA 2 $17.40 $83.12
Dubuque, IA 2 $116.46 $151.83
Albia, IA 1 $114.60 $114.60
Algona, IA 1 $166.40 $166.40
Atlantic, IA 1 $172.20 $172.20
Audubon, IA 1 $95.00 $95.00
Belmond, IA 1 $192.00 $192.00
Britt, IA 1 $84.75 $84.75
Cedar Rapids, IA 1 $67.15 $67.15
Centerville, IA 1 $288.00 $288.00
Charles City, IA 1 $84.36 $84.36
Clarion, IA 1 $192.00 $192.00
Corning, IA 1 $94.50 $94.50
Corydon, IA 1 $189.00 $189.00
Decorah, IA 1 $198.80 $198.80
Denison, IA 1 $118.40 $118.40
Elkader, IA 1 $187.20 $187.20
Emmetsburg, IA 1 $90.00 $90.00
Estherville, IA 1 $150.35 $150.35
Fairfield, IA 1 $165.00 $165.00
Fort Dodge, IA 1 $116.46 $116.46
Greenfield, IA 1 $183.75 $183.75
Grinnell, IA 1 $116.46 $116.46
Guttenberg, IA 1 $118.40 $118.40
Hampton, IA 1 $225.00 $225.00
Harlan, IA 1 $202.42 $202.42
Harwarden, IA 1 $72.25 $72.25
Humboldt, IA 1 $103.50 $103.50
Iowa Falls, IA 1 $185.40 $185.40
Jefferson, IA 1 $67.20 $67.20
Keosauqua, IA 1 $84.00 $84.00
Lake City, IA 1 $106.00 $106.00
Leon, IA 1 $164.80 $164.80
Manchester, IA 1 $212.80 $212.80
Maquoketa, IA 1 $30.00 $30.00
Marshalltown, IA 1 $116.46 $116.46
Mason City, IA 1 $141.05 $141.05
Muscatine, IA 1 $116.46 $116.46
New Hampton, IA 1 $187.20 $187.20
Oelwein, IA 1 $187.20 $187.20
Orange City, IA 1 $148.00 $148.00
Pella, IA 1 $66.00 $66.00
Rock Rapids, IA 1 $150.35 $150.35
Sac City, IA 1 $116.00 $116.00
Sheldon, IA 1 $124.80 $124.80
Shenandoah, IA 1 $163.80 $163.80
Sigourney, IA 1 $108.50 $108.50
Sioux Center, IA 1 $135.80 $135.80
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 1 $116.46 $116.46
Spencer, IA 1 $89.25 $89.25
Spirit Lake, IA 1 $161.50 $161.50
Waukon, IA 1 $121.41 $121.41
Webster City, IA 1 $102.40 $102.40
West Union, IA 1 $190.67 $190.67
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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