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Smear for Infectious Agents Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 51 Iowa hospitals. CPT 87210. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $32.34
📉 Low $6.72
📈 High $99.00
🏥 51 hospitals
🏛️ 40 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 51 of 51 hospitals.
Billed more than $32.34 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | Aetna | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$6.72 | $5.82 | $5.82 | — | $5.82 | $6.27 | — | $13.72 | $5.94 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$6.86 | $5.82 | $12.64 | — | $5.82 | $6.27 | — | $13.72 | $5.94 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $6.11 | $5.94 | $7.57 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $6.11 | $5.94 | $7.57 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $6.11 | $5.94 | $7.57 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $6.11 | $5.94 | $7.57 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $8.04 | $19.77 | — | $7.57 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $6.11 | $5.94 | $7.57 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $6.11 | $5.94 | $7.57 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $6.11 | — | $7.57 | — | $9.31 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $6.11 | — | $7.57 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $6.11 | — | $7.57 | — | $9.31 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | — | $5.94 | $7.57 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$12.00 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.94 | $6.11 | $5.94 | $7.57 | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$12.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$12.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$15.20 | $11.59 | $11.59 | $11.59 | $11.59 | $14.06 | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$15.68 | $14.56 | — | $14.56 | $14.56 | $14.56 | — | — | $14.56 |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$16.20 | $9.90 | — | $9.90 | $5.82 | $12.60 | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$21.00 | $6.98 | — | $21.00 | — | — | $16.80 | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$22.00 | $12.10 | $40.24 | $18.46 | $25.50 | — | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$25.20 | — | — | $15.96 | $15.96 | — | — | — | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$25.90 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.82 | — | $5.82 | — | $34.04 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$25.90 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $5.82 | — | $5.82 | — | $34.04 | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$26.35 | $15.65 | $15.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$32.34 | $5.82 | $5.82 | — | $5.82 | $5.75 | — | $54.67 | $5.64 |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$32.80 | $37.70 | — | $34.34 | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$32.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$34.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$34.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$36.00 | $23.40 | — | $22.50 | $23.40 | $45.00 | $29.70 | $22.50 | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$39.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$41.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$41.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$41.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$41.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$42.40 | $27.03 | $27.03 | $27.03 | $27.03 | — | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$43.70 | $35.05 | $5.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$44.00 | $30.82 | — | $30.20 | $30.20 | $34.17 | — | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$44.59 | $47.55 | $5.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$44.62 | $39.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$46.00 | $39.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$46.56 | $40.94 | $8.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$48.00 | $30.72 | $14.89 | — | $15.19 | $41.72 | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$53.60 | $20.70 | $20.70 | $20.70 | — | — | — | $60.30 | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$53.90 | — | — | — | — | $6.06 | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$56.00 | $47.20 | $51.20 | $50.40 | $51.20 | $59.00 | $71.20 | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$56.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$60.07 | $25.44 | $25.44 | $25.44 | $25.44 | $24.74 | $58.66 | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$77.00 | $5.82 | $29.26 | $29.26 | $29.26 | $26.95 | — | $53.90 | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$99.00 | $72.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87210, 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: $40.40 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $32.34 for this?
That is the median of what the 51 Iowa hospitals above publish for Smear for infectious agents — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does smear for infectious agents cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for smear for infectious agents (CPT 87210) in Iowa range from $6.72 to $99.00, with a median of $32.34. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest smear for infectious agents in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $6.72. 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 87210 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.