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Pella Area Hospital Prices

Cash and insurance-negotiated prices at hospitals in and around Pella, IA. Part of all Iowa hospital prices.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Good Deal · Below Fair Market
0.92×vs. Fair Market Price
Position vs. 1.00× Fair Price8% Below Fair Price 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Typical commercial prices here are 8% below the fair benchmark (0.92×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Iowa Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Iowa, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.1 Hospitals Mapped
Hospitals Priced1 in IATotal hospitals in Iowa with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.4× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Iowa hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in IA0.65× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Iowa: Knoxville Hospital & Clinics (Knoxville) at undefined× fair market price.

Compare all 1 Iowa hospitals below — ranked from lowest markup vs. fair price to highest.

Behavioral Pricing FingerprintHigh Infusion / OR Multiples

Specialty Drug & Surgical Margin Engine

Knoxville Hospital & Clinics concentrates commercial margin in outpatient surgical suites (1.8× Medicare) and specialty drug infusions (3.2× Medicare) relative to routine diagnostics (2.4×). Comparing freestanding ambulatory surgery centers or specialty pharmacy options before treatment yields substantial savings.

Regional Benchmark in IAU.S. National Reference Pool
Advantage

Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)

  • Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.78× the peer BaseRate benchmark
  • Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 50% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
  • 2-Star CMS clinical rating with 86% patient recommendation (72/100 safety score)
  • IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (44.0% AGB cap)
Watchout

Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)

  • Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.8× markup over Medicare rates
  • Commercial insurance median sits at 1.00× Fair BaseRate (6.8× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
  • Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.28×) jump +28% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
  • Consolidated metro market (HHI 5,931) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging
6.8× Medicare

Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.

Back-Door Captive & ER0.76× Divergence
5.2× Medicare

Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.

Quantile Tail Spread+28% Upper Tail
Q25 0.78× · Q50 1.00× · Q75 1.28×

Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.

Select any lens to inspect department markups, federal cost accounting, or insurer discounts.
Department & Integrity Multiples (vs. CMS Medicare Cost Anchor) Green ≤1.3× · Teal 1.3–1.8× · Amber 1.8–2.5× · Rose >2.5×
Front-Door Shoppable CareFront-Door Shoppable
6.8× MedicareWatchout
Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive
1.8× MedicareGood
Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable
2.4× MedicareFair
Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive
2.4× MedicareFair
Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive
2.8× MedicareFair
Specialty & Infusion Drugs (J-Codes)Back-Door Captive
3.2× MedicareElevated
Self-Pay Cash Honesty & 501(r)Integrity & Outcomes
50% Cash Edge · 99/100Good
CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes
2 CMS · 72/100Fair

Hospitals in the Pella area

Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

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