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Evaluation of Swallowing Function Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 67 Iowa hospitals. CPT 92610. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $269
📉 Low $94.12
📈 High $1,175
🏥 67 hospitals
🏛️ 52 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $81.14
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 67 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Humana | BCBS | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$94.12 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | $67.29 | $73.41 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$134 | $147 | — | — | — | $110 | — | $226 | $47.85 |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$135 | $121 | — | $121 | $121 | $126 | — | $276 | $124 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$138 | $98.70 | — | $98.70 | $255 | $126 | — | $276 | $101 |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$148 | $79.26 | $83.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$154 | $91.35 | — | — | $91.37 | — | — | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$177 | $97.35 | $148 | $171 | $192 | — | — | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$179 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$182 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$184 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | $67.29 | $171 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | $67.29 | $171 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | $67.29 | $171 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | $67.29 | $171 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | — | $171 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | $67.29 | $171 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | — | $171 | — | $65.97 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $65.97 | — | $171 | — | $65.97 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | $67.29 | $171 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $69.27 | $67.29 | $67.29 | $171 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$194 | $69.27 | $65.97 | $65.97 | $67.29 | — | $171 | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$230 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $74.00 | — | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$233 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$254 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $51.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$258 | $65.97 | $56.39 | — | $57.52 | $56.39 | — | $339 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$258 | $65.97 | $56.39 | — | $56.95 | $56.39 | — | $339 | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$262 | $52.00 | $50.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$269 | $76.20 | — | — | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$283 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$286 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$290 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$302 | $77.00 | $77.00 | $77.00 | — | $89.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$304 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$311 | $75.87 | $75.87 | $75.87 | $75.87 | $106 | $342 | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$319 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $95.00 | $64.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$326 | $68.90 | $326 | — | — | — | $261 | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$337 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$339 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.52 | — | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$345 | $85.30 | — | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$353 | $216 | $216 | $216 | — | $274 | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$372 | $144 | $144 | — | $144 | — | — | $418 | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$383 | $271 | $266 | $266 | — | $300 | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$395 | $237 | $67.00 | $75.00 | $150 | $138 | — | $276 | — |
| COMPASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE BOX 228 |
$407 | $355 | $155 | $306 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$412 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $35.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$440 | $85.30 | — | — | $17.60 | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$440 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 92610, 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: $271 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 92610 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $81.14 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $94.12 to $1,175 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.3x 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 evaluation of swallowing function cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for evaluation of swallowing function (CPT 92610) in Iowa range from $94.12 to $1,175, with a median of $269. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest evaluation of swallowing function in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $94.12. 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 92610 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.