Iowa Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Iowa — drawn from 40 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Iowa, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cataract Surgery with Lens Implant | $3 – $2,552 | $2,271 | 14 |
| Diagnostic Colonoscopy | $4 – $1,547 | $711 | 34 |
| Colonoscopy with Biopsy | $4 – $1,322 | $750 | 33 |
| Allergy Skin Testing | $6 – $1,149 | $540 | 13 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $44 – $2,624 | $1,333 | 24 |
| TURP (Transurethral Prostate Resection) | $122 – $6,203 | $5,270 | 14 |
| Sinus Surgery (Endoscopic, with Tissue Removal) | $266 – $7,257 | $6,677 | 13 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Age 12 and Over) | $140 – $3,598 | $2,125 | 16 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Iowa, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| PET/CT Scan, Whole Body | $3,689 | $6,785 |
| Vitamin D Blood Test | $113 | $199 |
| Emergency Room Visit (Level 3) | $361 | $626 |
| Breast Biopsy (Ultrasound-guided) | $1,913 | $3,313 |
| Cardiac Stress Test (Treadmill) | $263 | $449 |
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $25,402 | $43,272 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Iowa
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $25,482 | 8 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $16,588 | 9 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $12,301 | 24 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $11,794 | 11 |
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $10,678 | 13 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $10,446 | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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