Therapy Procedure Using Functional Activities Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 67 Iowa hospitals. CPT 97530. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $83.70
📉 Low $33.60
📈 High $239
🏥 67 hospitals
🏛️ 52 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $33.17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$33.60 | $21.93 | — | $21.93 | $21.93 | $22.81 | — | $49.98 | $22.37 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$34.30 | $17.85 | — | $17.85 | $46.03 | $22.81 | — | $49.98 | $18.21 |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$44.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$53.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$57.12 | $62.56 | — | — | — | $32.06 | — | $96.56 | $20.40 |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$57.95 | $46.48 | — | — | $49.24 | — | — | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$59.85 | $63.84 | $47.21 | $51.76 | $51.76 | $51.76 | $49.88 | $49.88 | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$60.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$63.75 | $37.85 | — | — | $37.86 | — | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $33.34 | $33.34 | $56.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $32.64 | — | $56.08 | — | $32.69 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $33.34 | — | $56.08 | — | $32.69 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $33.34 | $33.34 | $56.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $33.34 | $33.34 | $56.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $33.34 | $33.34 | $56.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $33.34 | $33.34 | $56.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $33.34 | $33.34 | $56.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $33.34 | — | $56.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $34.32 | $33.34 | $33.34 | $56.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.69 | $32.69 | $33.34 | — | $56.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$65.60 | $34.32 | $32.23 | $34.32 | $33.34 | $33.34 | $56.08 | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$66.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$70.00 | $49.68 | $48.69 | $48.69 | — | $55.08 | — | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$70.20 | $41.34 | $41.34 | $41.34 | $41.34 | $42.90 | $78.00 | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$70.40 | $67.76 | $67.76 | $67.76 | — | $81.26 | $84.48 | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$70.40 | $44.88 | $44.88 | $44.88 | $44.88 | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$72.00 | $39.60 | $60.41 | $67.83 | $164 | — | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$73.92 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $51.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$74.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$75.20 | $53.68 | $53.68 | $53.68 | $53.68 | $65.12 | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$76.00 | $64.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$79.10 | $25.83 | $27.12 | $34.32 | $82.79 | $29.42 | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$83.00 | $34.61 | $83.00 | — | — | — | $66.40 | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$83.70 | $51.15 | $51.15 | $51.15 | — | $65.10 | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$85.36 | $75.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$85.39 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$88.00 | $84.48 | $52.80 | $83.60 | $56.32 | $44.00 | $85.36 | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$88.00 | $64.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$90.00 | $48.00 | — | $28.48 | $27.92 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$92.35 | $85.30 | — | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$96.80 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.52 | — | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$98.40 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$99.22 | $29.48 | $29.48 | $29.48 | $29.48 | $21.34 | $43.12 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$100 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$108 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$112 | $32.69 | $33.17 | — | $33.50 | $33.17 | — | $147 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$112 | $32.69 | $33.17 | — | $33.83 | $33.17 | — | $147 | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$114 | — | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$114 | $52.00 | $50.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$126 | $85.30 | — | — | $17.60 | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$126 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$128 | $49.44 | $49.44 | — | $49.44 | — | — | $144 | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$130 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $35.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 97530, 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: $98.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $83.70 for this?
That is the median of what the 67 Iowa hospitals above publish for Therapy procedure using functional activities — 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 97530 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $33.17 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $33.60 to $239 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.5x 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 therapy procedure using functional activities cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for therapy procedure using functional activities (CPT 97530) in Iowa range from $33.60 to $239, with a median of $83.70. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest therapy procedure using functional activities in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $33.60. 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 97530 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.