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Iowa Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Iowa healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 84
Shoppable Procedures 142
vs U.S. Median Price 0% near the U.S. average
How Iowa prices compare 142 procedures · 0% vs U.S. median
Gallbladder removal
U.S. median
$6,176
In Iowa
$1,709
$4,467 less here
U.S.
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Across 142 shoppable procedures, Iowa hospitals typically charge close to the national median for the same procedures. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Iowa

Best value: Lucas County Health Center (Chariton) — about 57% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Iowa

Across the 101 Iowa hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 99 of 101 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 94 of 101 hospitals
Aetna 91 of 101 hospitals
Humana 69 of 101 hospitals
Cigna 41 of 101 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 12 of 101 hospitals

Also negotiating in Iowa: HealthPartners (60) · Molina (58) · Medica (39) · Amerigroup (37) · Ambetter (Centene) (25) · Oscar Health (22).

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

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Local price pages for each Iowa metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in Iowa

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Iowa.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →