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Copper Level Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 56 Iowa hospitals. CPT 82525. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $59.00
📉 Low $19.50
📈 High $197
🏥 56 hospitals
🏛️ 42 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 56 of 56 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$19.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$24.00 | $22.80 | $18.30 | $18.30 | $18.30 | $22.20 | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $9.24 | $13.03 | — | $16.13 | — | $19.86 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $16.07 | $12.41 | $16.47 | — | $16.13 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $12.41 | $13.03 | $12.66 | $16.13 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $12.41 | $13.03 | $12.66 | $16.13 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $12.41 | $13.03 | $12.66 | $16.13 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $12.41 | $13.03 | $12.66 | $16.13 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $12.41 | $13.03 | — | $16.13 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $12.41 | $13.03 | $12.66 | $16.13 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $12.41 | $13.03 | $12.66 | $16.13 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $12.41 | — | $12.66 | $16.13 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.66 | $12.41 | $13.03 | — | $16.13 | — | $19.86 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$31.20 | $7.45 | $12.41 | $12.41 | $13.03 | $12.66 | $16.13 | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$32.31 | — | — | — | — | $17.62 | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$33.00 | $18.15 | $27.69 | $45.69 | $16.83 | — | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$35.10 | $33.79 | $33.79 | — | $33.79 | $40.52 | $42.12 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$36.96 | $12.41 | — | $12.41 | $12.41 | $12.26 | — | $62.48 | $12.03 |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$37.80 | $31.86 | $34.02 | $64.00 | $34.56 | $59.00 | $48.06 | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$42.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$42.40 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$44.80 | $17.30 | $17.30 | $17.30 | — | — | — | $50.40 | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$48.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$49.00 | $12.41 | $18.62 | $18.62 | $18.62 | $17.15 | — | $34.30 | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$53.20 | $49.40 | $49.40 | — | $49.40 | $49.40 | — | — | $49.40 |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$54.90 | — | $34.77 | — | $34.77 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$57.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$59.00 | $14.89 | $59.00 | — | — | — | $47.20 | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$63.65 | $51.05 | — | $12.41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$64.27 | $54.00 | $80.34 | $39.37 | $39.37 | $44.99 | $76.32 | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$65.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$65.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$65.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$65.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$65.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$65.60 | $41.82 | $41.82 | $41.82 | $41.82 | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$66.22 | $28.05 | $38.00 | $28.05 | $28.05 | $27.27 | $64.67 | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$68.00 | $47.84 | $46.88 | — | $46.88 | $53.04 | — | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$71.00 | $60.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$71.40 | $42.39 | — | $42.40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$73.44 | $12.41 | — | $12.41 | $12.41 | $68.43 | — | $150 | $12.66 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$74.97 | $12.41 | — | $138 | $12.41 | $68.43 | — | $150 | $12.66 |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$81.75 | $48.00 | — | $25.36 | $25.87 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$85.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$87.00 | $63.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$97.00 | $85.30 | — | $17.60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$99.91 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$106 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$109 | $66.55 | $66.55 | — | $12.41 | $84.70 | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$112 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$113 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$197 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 82525, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $58.45 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does copper level cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for copper level (CPT 82525) in Iowa range from $19.50 to $197, with a median of $59.00. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest copper level in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $19.50. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Iowa facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 82525 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.