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Limited Ultrasound Scan of Abdomen Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 66 Iowa hospitals. CPT 76705. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $378
📉 Low $65.60
📈 High $1,259
🏥 66 hospitals
🏛️ 54 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $79.80
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | $26.24 | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $25.73 | — | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | — | $54.08 | — | $25.73 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | $26.24 | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | $26.24 | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | $26.24 | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | — | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | $26.24 | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | $26.24 | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | $26.24 | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $26.24 | $27.02 | $26.24 | $54.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$65.60 | $27.02 | $25.73 | $25.73 | $27.02 | — | $54.08 | — | $25.73 |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$65.80 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$74.00 | $54.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$78.00 | $42.90 | $65.44 | $279 | $39.78 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$94.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$94.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$109 | $54.00 | $77.85 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$121 | $54.15 | — | $56.86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$127 | $77.85 | $79.80 | $81.40 | — | $79.80 | — | $167 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$127 | $77.85 | $79.80 | $80.60 | — | $79.80 | — | $167 | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$163 | $54.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$175 | — | $57.00 | — | $57.00 | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER - CLINICS DES MOINES |
$220 | $81.67 | $115 | — | — | — | $220 | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$292 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$292 | $262 | — | $262 | $262 | $272 | — | $597 | $267 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$298 | $213 | — | $550 | $213 | $272 | — | $597 | $217 |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$300 | $95.00 | $80.00 | — | $100 | $375 | $96.00 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$320 | $104 | — | $104 | $104 | $103 | — | $541 | $101 |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$342 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$351 | $208 | — | $208 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$378 | $51.00 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$388 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$396 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $63.00 | $496 | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$406 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$428 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$440 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$441 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$463 | $69.00 | $100 | — | $95.00 | $52.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$482 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $100 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$494 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $64.00 | $95.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$522 | $319 | $319 | — | $319 | $406 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$573 | $76.20 | — | $68.18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$624 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$624 | $47.00 | $47.00 | — | — | — | $37.60 | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$642 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$656 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $87.00 | $61.00 | $820 | — | — | — |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$657 | $106 | $106 | $266 | $109 | $103 | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$679 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$679 | $29.59 | $29.59 | $29.59 | $29.59 | $28.51 | $427 | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$701 | $496 | $486 | — | $486 | $550 | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$705 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 76705, 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: $473 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 66 Iowa hospitals above publish for Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen — 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 76705 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $79.80 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $65.60 to $1,259 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.7x 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 limited ultrasound scan of abdomen cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for limited ultrasound scan of abdomen (CPT 76705) in Iowa range from $65.60 to $1,259, with a median of $378. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest limited ultrasound scan of abdomen in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $65.60. 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 76705 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.