New patient visit, 30 min cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for new patient office visit, about 30 minutes: from $24.80 to $390.00, with a median of $160.00. The lowest price is at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center (Storm Lake). The highest price is 15.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $160.00, is 10% below the US median of $177.00.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Iowa ranks 18th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 55 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 99203. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$24.80Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Median$160.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$390.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$135.20vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center lowest Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $24.80 | $31.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $30.16 | $52.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PERRY -FAC-NEW LEVEL 3 | $32.00 | $49.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $37.60 | $47.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $64.72 | $80.90 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA OP Eval - New Pt Exp Focused | $88.20 | $294.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS HEADACHE CLINIC NEW PT LVL 3 | $91.80 | $153.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $96.00 | $240.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS PC NEW PT LEVEL 3 | $96.60 | $161.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $100.50 | $134.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS NEW PT LEVEL 3 | $102.60 | $171.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA New Patient Level 3 Low Comp | $112.50 | $150.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $121.80 | $203.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $122.50 | $175.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $123.50 | $190.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $126.70 | $181.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 99203 OFFICE OUTPATIENT NEW 30 MINUTES | $131.27 | $221.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $132.89 | $137.00 | — source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $136.80 | $228.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $136.80 | $228.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $142.59 | $147.00 | — source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $143.45 | $151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $144.20 | $206.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $145.60 | $182.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $155.00 | $155.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA UC NEW MODERATE HPI | $155.30 | $182.70 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $156.00 | $195.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA NEW PATIENT LEVEL 3 | $160.00 | $200.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $163.80 | $182.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA JC PAIN NEW LEVEL 3 | $167.00 | $167.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $171.00 | $228.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $175.56 | $308.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $181.60 | $227.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $186.93 | $279.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $193.50 | $258.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT NEW 30-44 MINS | $196.65 | $437.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $196.80 | $246.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $197.10 | $219.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $200.00 | $250.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $204.00 | $255.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $209.52 | $216.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $209.96 | $209.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $210.08 | $404.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT NEW 30-44 MINS | $218.50 | $437.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC OFFICE OUTPATIENT NEW 30-44 MINS | $226.61 | $527.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $228.00 | $228.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $236.70 | $263.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Office/Outpatient Visit, New | $240.00 | $240.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $240.00 | $300.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $243.75 | $325.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $258.40 | $323.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $259.00 | $259.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $262.14 | $327.67 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC O/P VISIT NEW LEVEL 3 | $315.20 | $394.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $390.00 | $390.00 | Jun 10, 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 | 4 | $32.00 | $198.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $88.20 | $218.50 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3 | $64.72 | $210.08 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $37.60 | $120.80 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $91.80 | $94.20 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $181.60 | $181.60 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $122.50 | $122.50 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $136.80 | $136.80 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $171.00 | $171.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $197.10 | $197.10 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $193.50 | $193.50 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $136.80 | $136.80 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $196.65 | $196.65 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $390.00 | $390.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $186.93 | $186.93 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $262.14 | $262.14 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $102.60 | $102.60 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $126.70 | $126.70 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $145.60 | $145.60 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $132.89 | $132.89 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $121.80 | $121.80 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $243.75 | $243.75 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $315.20 | $315.20 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $236.70 | $236.70 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $30.16 | $30.16 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $155.30 | $155.30 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $163.80 | $163.80 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $209.96 | $209.96 |
| Iowa City, IA | 1 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $144.20 | $144.20 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $167.00 | $167.00 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $228.00 | $228.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $142.59 | $142.59 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $196.80 | $196.80 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $160.00 | $160.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $123.50 | $123.50 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $209.52 | $209.52 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $112.50 | $112.50 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $143.45 | $143.45 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $24.80 | $24.80 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $175.56 | $175.56 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $131.27 | $131.27 |
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 new patient visit, 30 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: New patient visit, 30 min explained.
New patient office visit, about 30 minutes in other states
- Alabama$192.00
- Alaska$324.00
- Arizona$182.15
- Arkansas$99.84
- California$214.20
- Colorado$237.90
- Connecticut$205.00
- Delaware$231.84
- District of Columbia$190.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$454.32
- Georgia$156.90
- Hawaii$266.00
- Idaho$141.20
- Illinois$221.23
- Indiana$165.90
- Kansas$150.91
- Kentucky$124.65
- Louisiana$73.04
- Maine$143.95
- Maryland$190.63
- Massachusetts$216.34
- Michigan$111.88
- Minnesota$116.76
- Mississippi$114.20
- Missouri$156.65
- Montana$166.43
- Nebraska$206.10
- Nevada$216.00
- New Hampshire$155.00
- New Jersey$97.68
- New Mexico$190.43
- New York$223.00
- North Carolina$202.26
- North Dakota$226.70
- Ohio$109.75
- Oklahoma$165.39
- Oregon$211.88
- Pennsylvania$239.20
- Puerto Rico$103.50, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$261.70
- South Carolina$208.65
- South Dakota$191.25
- Tennessee$80.88
- Texas$226.15
- Utah$386.05
- Vermont$196.46
- Virginia$190.80
- Washington$179.85
- West Virginia$83.00
- Wisconsin$197.50
- Wyoming$149.33
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.