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Creatine Kinase (CPT 82550) Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 60 Iowa hospitals. CPT 82550. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $48.80
📉 Low $9.60
📈 High $214
🏥 60 hospitals
🏛️ 45 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 60 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$9.60 | $6.51 | — | $6.51 | $6.51 | $8.95 | — | $19.60 | $6.64 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$9.80 | $6.51 | — | $18.05 | $6.51 | $8.95 | — | $19.60 | $6.64 |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$10.40 | $6.89 | $12.61 | $13.00 | $13.00 | — | $11.70 | — | $6.89 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | $6.84 | $6.64 | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | $6.84 | $6.64 | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | $6.84 | $6.64 | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | — | $6.64 | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | $6.84 | $6.64 | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | $6.84 | $6.64 | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $12.74 | $6.51 | $17.20 | — | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | $6.84 | $6.64 | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | $6.84 | — | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.51 | $6.51 | $6.84 | $6.64 | $8.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | $6.84 | — | $8.46 | — | $10.42 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$16.80 | $3.91 | $6.64 | $6.51 | $6.84 | — | $8.46 | — | $10.42 |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$21.60 | $20.52 | $26.19 | $23.49 | $27.00 | $19.98 | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$22.50 | — | $14.25 | — | $14.25 | — | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$29.12 | $34.58 | $28.03 | — | $36.40 | $36.40 | $34.94 | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$29.40 | $6.51 | $6.51 | $6.51 | — | $6.51 | — | $38.64 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$29.40 | $6.51 | $6.51 | $6.51 | — | $6.51 | — | $38.64 | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$29.75 | $17.66 | — | $17.67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$30.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$32.00 | $7.81 | $32.00 | — | — | — | $25.60 | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$37.74 | — | — | — | — | $9.27 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$39.20 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$42.00 | $69.00 | $75.00 | — | $39.00 | $39.00 | — | — | $39.00 |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$43.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$44.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$46.55 | $37.34 | — | $6.51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$48.80 | $18.85 | $18.85 | $18.85 | — | — | — | $54.90 | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$53.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$58.50 | $37.44 | — | $18.15 | $18.51 | $50.84 | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$59.32 | $54.00 | $74.16 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $56.00 | $70.45 | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$61.00 | $52.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$64.00 | $45.08 | $44.18 | — | $44.18 | $49.98 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$65.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$65.60 | $42.64 | $41.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $54.12 | $41.00 | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$66.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$66.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$66.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$66.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$66.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$66.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$70.40 | $88.00 | $88.00 | $88.00 | $88.00 | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$76.30 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$77.00 | $65.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$78.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$82.45 | $72.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$84.82 | $51.28 | $51.28 | — | $6.51 | $65.27 | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$93.00 | $6.51 | $35.34 | $35.34 | $35.34 | $32.55 | — | $65.10 | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$99.74 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$101 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$104 | $6.51 | — | $6.51 | $6.51 | $6.43 | — | $175 | $6.30 |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$116 | $85.30 | — | $17.60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$116 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$120 | $66.00 | $101 | $94.80 | $61.20 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$164 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 82550, 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: $49.00 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 creatine kinase cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for creatine kinase (CPT 82550) in Iowa range from $9.60 to $214, with a median of $48.80. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest creatine kinase in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $9.60. 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 82550 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.