Home › Ct scan of chest with contrast › Iowa
CT Scan of Chest with Contrast Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 65 Iowa hospitals. CPT 71260. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $1,715
📉 Low $138
📈 High $4,352
🏥 65 hospitals
🏛️ 51 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $154
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 65 hospitals.
Billed more than $1,715 for this? That gap is evidence.
Build my dispute letter
| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Humana | Aetna | BCBS | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | $51.98 | $108 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | $51.98 | $108 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | $51.98 | $108 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | $51.98 | $108 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $50.96 | — | $108 | — | $50.96 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | — | $108 | — | $50.96 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | $51.98 | $108 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | — | $108 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | $51.98 | $108 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$138 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $50.96 | $51.98 | — | $108 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | $51.98 | $108 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$138 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $50.96 | $51.98 | $51.98 | $108 | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$159 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$198 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$199 | $59.00 | $64.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$302 | $85.30 | — | — | $112 | — | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$397 | — | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$912 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$1,088 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$1,110 | $173 | $173 | — | $173 | $172 | — | $1,877 | $169 |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$1,217 | $96.00 | $77.84 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$1,237 | $69.00 | $52.00 | $100 | — | $52.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$1,282 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $100 | $100 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$1,292 | $58.80 | $1,615 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $1,615 | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$1,330 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $1,663 | $54.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$1,331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$1,385 | $76.20 | — | — | $114 | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$1,444 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$1,506 | $177 | $181 | $182 | $458 | $173 | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$1,597 | $948 | — | — | $949 | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$1,684 | $1,192 | $1,168 | $1,168 | — | $1,321 | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$1,690 | $96.00 | $95.00 | $60.00 | $64.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$1,715 | $1,536 | $1,536 | — | $1,536 | $1,597 | — | $3,501 | $1,567 |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$1,719 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $87.00 | $2,149 | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$1,738 | $95.00 | $77.00 | $80.00 | — | $2,172 | $96.00 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$1,750 | $1,250 | $1,250 | — | $1,437 | $1,597 | — | $3,501 | $1,275 |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$1,800 | $1,100 | $1,100 | $1,100 | — | $1,400 | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$1,807 | $48.00 | $100 | — | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$1,812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$1,812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$1,812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$1,812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$1,812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$1,840 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$1,859 | $187 | — | $187 | — | — | $150 | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$1,859 | $37.70 | — | $34.34 | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$1,874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$2,021 | $58.60 | $58.60 | $58.60 | $58.60 | $59.69 | $2,151 | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$2,118 | $52.00 | $52.52 | $52.00 | — | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$2,148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$2,161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$2,206 | $1,213 | $1,125 | $1,851 | $432 | — | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$2,213 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$2,235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$2,372 | $403 | $75.00 | $901 | $901 | $830 | — | $1,660 | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$2,385 | $85.30 | — | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — |
| COMPASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE BOX 228 |
$2,613 | $2,274 | $1,960 | $157 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$2,689 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$2,749 | $1,062 | — | $1,062 | $1,062 | — | — | $3,092 | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$2,788 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 71260, 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: $1,570 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $1,715 for this?
That is the median of what the 65 Iowa hospitals above publish for Ct scan of chest with contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
Build my dispute letter — freeNo account, no signup. Your bill never leaves your browser.
Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 71260 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $154 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $138 to $4,352 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 11.1x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan of chest with contrast cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for ct scan of chest with contrast (CPT 71260) in Iowa range from $138 to $4,352, with a median of $1,715. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of chest with contrast in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $138. 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.
Ct scan of chest with contrast in nearby states
Other procedures in Iowa
Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Iowa facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 71260 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.