Screening colonoscopy cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $321.75 to $13,035.80, with a median of $813.60. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton (New Hampton). The highest price is 40.5× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code G0121. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$321.75Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton
Median$813.60half pay less
Highest$13,035.80in Iowa
Lowest saves$491.85vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton lowest New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient (Restricted Method II CAH) | $321.75 | $495.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA PC COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RISK | $468.48 | $976.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA PC COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RISK | $478.24 | $976.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient (Restricted Method II CAH) | $495.00 | $495.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Colonscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient | $535.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR Colonscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient | $535.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Colonscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient | $535.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR Colonscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient | $535.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Colonscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient | $535.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $661.54 | $682.00 | — source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA PR SCREEN COLONOSCOPY PT NOT HIGH RISK | $777.60 | $972.00 | — source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA END-Colorectal Screen - Not High Risk | $783.30 | $2,611.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $813.60 | $1,017.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG G0121P COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY (PT NOT MEE | $1,849.12 | $3,113.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $2,058.00 | $2,940.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient (Restricted Method II CAH) | $3,890.57 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dyersville Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient (Restricted Method II CAH) | $5,346.67 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Services-Iowa Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Screening Non High Risk Patient (Restricted Method II CAH) | $13,035.80 | — | 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 | 3 | $535.00 | $535.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $813.60 | $3,890.57 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3 | $535.00 | $535.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $478.24 | $630.77 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $813.60 | $813.60 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $495.00 | $495.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $468.48 | $468.48 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $813.60 | $813.60 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $535.00 | $535.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $2,058.00 | $2,058.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $813.60 | $813.60 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $813.60 | $813.60 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $813.60 | $813.60 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $813.60 | $813.60 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $13,035.80 | $13,035.80 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $813.60 | $813.60 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $321.75 | $321.75 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $661.54 | $661.54 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $813.60 | $813.60 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $777.60 | $777.60 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $1,849.12 | $1,849.12 |
What it is
This is a routine colonoscopy for someone with no symptoms and no high-risk factors, done to find and prevent colorectal cancer. G0121 is a Medicare screening code; for people at average risk Medicare covers it once every 10 years, or 4 years after a screening sigmoidoscopy.
What the price covers
The facility price usually covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist, anesthesia, the bowel-prep medicine and any pathology are usually billed or bought separately.
Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) in other states
- Alabama$1,903.02
- Alaska$1,856.05
- Arizona$577.78
- Arkansas$625.95
- California$1,700.40
- Colorado$1,918.00
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$2,726.64
- Florida$3,328.00
- Georgia$2,091.00
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$1,979.60
- Indiana$444.60
- Kansas$2,139.80
- Kentucky$1,256.72
- Louisiana$473.20
- Maine$291.53
- Maryland$684.50
- Massachusetts$1,853.03
- Michigan$821.80
- Minnesota$1,216.24
- Mississippi$1,137.84
- Missouri$609.70
- Montana$1,707.53
- Nebraska$754.42
- Nevada$1,011.00
- New Hampshire$1,070.15
- New Jersey$1,086.34
- New Mexico$660.00
- New York$1,078.88
- North Carolina$1,221.12
- North Dakota$1,792.00
- Ohio$2,460.73
- Oklahoma$632.25
- Oregon$616.20
- Pennsylvania$1,440.00
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$5,920.39
- South Dakota$1,356.53
- Tennessee$734.80
- Texas$782.00
- Utah$2,278.36
- Vermont$649.08
- Virginia$3,735.57
- Washington$1,221.27
- West Virginia$866.50
- Wisconsin$1,293.50
- Wyoming$1,010.73
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.