CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)

Facility: University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down

Billing Code: 99214 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$157

about 1.2× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $103–$199

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$188

Above the fair price

about $31 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $136 Fair price $157 This hospital $188 Cash price $282 Hospital's list price $403

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $49 Priciest $188

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) is about $157 (about 1.2× the $136 Medicare rate). University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down charges insurers about $188, or about $282 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Iowa City, IA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $157. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$89 - $333	66%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$81 - $137	60%
Aetnamajor	$80 - $217	59%
HealthPartners	$82 - $343	60%
Molina	$38	28%
Oscar Health	$254	187%
Sanford Health Plan	$343	253%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$38 - $355

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 282), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 99214.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 99214.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down

Compare: Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) at other IA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.