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Iron Level Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 60 Iowa hospitals. CPT 83540. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $38.25
📉 Low $9.60
📈 High $129
🏥 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 | $6.47 | — | $6.47 | $6.47 | $8.95 | — | $19.60 | $6.60 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$9.80 | $6.47 | — | $18.05 | $6.47 | $8.95 | — | $19.60 | $6.60 |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$10.40 | $6.89 | $12.61 | $13.00 | $13.00 | — | $11.70 | — | $6.89 |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$13.30 | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 | — | $6.47 | — | $17.48 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$13.30 | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 | — | $6.47 | — | $17.48 | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$15.75 | — | — | — | — | $9.21 | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | $6.79 | $6.60 | $8.41 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | $6.79 | $6.60 | $8.41 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | $6.79 | $6.60 | $8.41 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | $6.79 | — | $8.41 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $12.74 | $6.47 | $17.20 | — | $8.41 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | $6.79 | — | $8.41 | — | $10.35 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | $6.79 | $6.60 | $8.41 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | $6.79 | $6.60 | $8.41 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | — | $6.60 | $8.41 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | $6.79 | $6.60 | $8.41 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.60 | $6.47 | $6.79 | — | $8.41 | — | $10.35 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$16.80 | $3.88 | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.79 | $6.60 | $8.41 | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$18.90 | — | $11.97 | — | $11.97 | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$20.29 | $17.11 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $25.81 | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$21.60 | $20.52 | $26.19 | $23.49 | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$28.96 | $34.39 | $28.96 | — | $36.20 | $36.20 | $34.75 | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$29.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$31.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$31.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$32.00 | $7.76 | $32.00 | — | — | — | $25.60 | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$33.56 | $30.71 | $41.96 | $41.96 | $41.96 | $56.00 | $39.86 | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$33.60 | $21.84 | $21.00 | — | $42.00 | $42.00 | $27.72 | $21.00 | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$33.60 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $57.00 | $31.20 | — | — | $31.20 |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$38.25 | $22.71 | — | $22.72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$39.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$42.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$45.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$45.60 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$48.75 | $31.20 | — | $15.13 | $65.00 | $42.37 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$50.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$52.00 | $36.80 | $36.06 | — | $36.06 | $40.80 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$53.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$53.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$53.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$53.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$53.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$55.20 | $21.32 | $21.32 | $21.32 | — | — | — | $62.10 | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$58.50 | $35.75 | $35.75 | — | $6.47 | $45.50 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$59.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$61.00 | $52.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$63.00 | $6.47 | — | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.40 | — | $106 | $6.27 |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$65.55 | $52.58 | — | $6.47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$75.00 | $6.47 | $28.50 | $28.50 | $28.50 | $26.25 | — | $52.50 | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$75.66 | $80.68 | — | $9.46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$78.57 | $69.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$82.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$84.00 | $71.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$86.00 | $47.30 | $72.15 | $94.80 | $43.86 | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$88.80 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$90.21 | $79.33 | — | $16.41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$90.21 | $79.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$91.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$92.05 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$129 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 83540, 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: $47.93 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 iron level cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for iron level (CPT 83540) in Iowa range from $9.60 to $129, with a median of $38.25. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest iron level 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 83540 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.