Imaging Guidance for Procedure, 60 Minutes or Less Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 66 Iowa hospitals. CPT 76000. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $187
📉 Low $19.59
📈 High $1,136
🏥 66 hospitals
🏛️ 54 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $40.50
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 66 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$19.59 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | — | — | — | $20.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | — | $28.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | $13.96 | $28.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | $13.96 | $28.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.69 | $14.37 | — | $28.48 | — | $13.69 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | $13.96 | $28.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | — | $28.48 | — | $13.69 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | $13.96 | $28.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | $13.96 | $28.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | $13.96 | $28.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | $13.96 | $28.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $14.37 | $13.96 | $28.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$36.80 | $14.37 | $13.69 | $13.96 | $13.69 | — | $28.48 | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$39.00 | $28.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$41.71 | $28.12 | — | $30.83 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$53.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$53.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$53.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$53.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$53.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$53.90 | $38.35 | $40.50 | $41.31 | — | $40.50 | — | $70.84 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$53.90 | $38.35 | $40.50 | $40.91 | — | $40.50 | — | $70.84 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$57.60 | $51.60 | — | $51.60 | $51.60 | $53.67 | — | $118 | $52.64 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$58.80 | $42.00 | — | $108 | $42.00 | $53.67 | — | $118 | $42.84 |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$77.28 | $69.00 | $37.39 | — | $39.12 | $52.00 | — | — | $30.93 |
| BROADLAWNS CITYVILLE CLINIC DES MOINES |
$97.00 | $27.25 | $88.03 | — | — | — | $97.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS EAST UNIVERSITY CLINIC DES MOINES |
$97.00 | $27.25 | $88.03 | — | — | — | $97.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS COMMUNITY CLINIC AT DRAKE DES MOINES |
$97.00 | $27.25 | $88.03 | — | — | — | $97.00 | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$122 | — | $57.00 | — | $57.00 | — | — | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$167 | $127 | — | $236 | $236 | $234 | — | $282 | $59.55 |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$174 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$187 | $16.55 | $16.22 | — | $16.22 | $146 | — | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$208 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$237 | $77.00 | $77.00 | — | $77.00 | $89.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$278 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$281 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$302 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$314 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $74.00 | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$351 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $63.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$374 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$378 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $64.00 | $95.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER - CLINICS DES MOINES |
$404 | $58.27 | $88.03 | — | — | — | $404 | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$405 | $248 | $248 | — | $248 | $315 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$421 | $250 | — | $250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$434 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$453 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$489 | $269 | $410 | $75.02 | $249 | — | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$502 | $15.74 | $15.74 | $15.74 | $15.74 | $8.44 | $60.86 | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$525 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$563 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$590 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$595 | $548 | $226 | $226 | $75.00 | $208 | — | $416 | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$605 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 76000, 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: $422 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $187 for this?
That is the median of what the 66 Iowa hospitals above publish for Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 76000 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $40.50 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $19.59 to $1,136 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.6x 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 imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less (CPT 76000) in Iowa range from $19.59 to $1,136, with a median of $187. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $19.59. 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 76000 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.