Specialist consult, extended cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $58.10 to $529.00, with a median of $294.40. The lowest price is at WinnMed (Decorah). The highest price is 9.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $294.40, is 34% above the US median of $219.70.
- Iowa ranks 28th of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 13 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 99244. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$58.10WinnMed
Median$294.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$529.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$236.30vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinnMed lowest Decorah · Decorah, IA Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $58.10 | $83.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS ID CLINIC CONSULT LVL 4 | $171.60 | $286.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS NEURO SURG CLINIC CONSULT LVL 4 | $191.40 | $319.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $200.80 | $502.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Office Consultation | $258.00 | $258.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $288.00 | $384.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $294.40 | $368.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA OFFICE OP CONSULT NEW/EST MOD MDM 40 MIN MOD 25 | $304.00 | $380.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $316.50 | $422.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PANORA-CONSULTATION-LEVEL 4 | $322.00 | $495.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA PR OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 40 MINUTES | $353.60 | $442.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $422.10 | $469.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Office or other outpatient consultation with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | $529.00 | $529.00 | 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 | 3 | $258.00 | $294.40 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $171.60 | $181.50 |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $353.60 | $353.60 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $316.50 | $316.50 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $200.80 | $200.80 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $288.00 | $288.00 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $529.00 | $529.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $58.10 | $58.10 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $422.10 | $422.10 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $304.00 | $304.00 |
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 specialist consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.
Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$160.39
- Alaska$516.36, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$133.25
- Arkansas$135.20
- California$202.50
- Colorado$144.31
- Connecticut$500.00
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$45.60
- Georgia$673.00
- Hawaii$389.68, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$286.41, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$242.50
- Indiana$242.20
- Kansas$266.05
- Kentucky$170.40
- Louisiana$152.01
- Maine$64.17
- Maryland$495.90, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$237.00
- Michigan$225.73
- Minnesota$197.79
- Mississippi$159.56
- Missouri$267.25
- Montana$387.41
- Nebraska$338.88, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$352.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$80.50, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$47.30
- New Mexico$339.94, 2 hospitals
- New York$298.91
- North Dakota$323.80
- Ohio$147.33
- Oklahoma$96.48
- Oregon$462.00
- Pennsylvania$260.00
- Puerto Rico$783.25, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$246.83
- South Dakota$461.10, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$162.32
- Vermont$213.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$459.62, 4 hospitals
- Washington$252.70
- West Virginia$99.25
- Wisconsin$320.45
- Wyoming$248.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.