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Ultrasound Scan of Chest Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 61 Iowa hospitals. CPT 76604. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $276
📉 Low $60.90
📈 High $1,078
🏥 61 hospitals
🏛️ 50 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $56.71
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 61 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$60.90 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$74.00 | $40.70 | $62.09 | $279 | $509 | — | — | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$74.00 | $53.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | $25.64 | $52.82 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | $25.64 | $52.82 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | $25.64 | $52.82 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | $25.64 | $52.82 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.14 | $26.40 | — | $52.82 | — | $25.14 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | — | $52.82 | — | $25.14 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | $25.64 | $52.82 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | — | $52.82 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | $25.64 | $52.82 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $25.14 | — | $52.82 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | $25.64 | $52.82 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$74.40 | $26.40 | $25.14 | $25.64 | $26.40 | $25.64 | $52.82 | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$78.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$78.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$78.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$122 | $52.46 | $56.71 | $57.84 | — | $56.71 | — | $161 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$122 | $52.46 | $56.71 | $57.28 | — | $56.71 | — | $161 | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$147 | $53.48 | — | $55.49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$172 | $104 | — | $104 | $104 | $103 | — | $290 | $61.35 |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$184 | — | $57.00 | — | $57.00 | — | — | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$214 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER - CLINICS DES MOINES |
$226 | $75.46 | $97.92 | — | — | — | $226 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$261 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $63.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$264 | $236 | — | $236 | $236 | $246 | — | $539 | $241 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$270 | $192 | — | $496 | $192 | $246 | — | $539 | $196 |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$270 | $77.00 | $77.00 | — | $77.00 | $89.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$277 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$285 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$308 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$311 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — | — | — |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$313 | — | — | $266 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$331 | $47.00 | $47.00 | — | — | — | $37.60 | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$341 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$370 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$420 | $249 | — | $249 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$424 | $28.91 | $28.91 | $28.91 | $28.91 | $26.79 | $489 | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$441 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$450 | $275 | $275 | — | $275 | $350 | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$458 | $76.20 | — | $68.18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$494 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$508 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $51.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$518 | $38.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $35.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| COMPASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE BOX 228 |
$528 | $206 | $36.26 | — | $396 | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$594 | $230 | $230 | $230 | — | — | — | $669 | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$601 | $425 | $417 | — | $417 | $471 | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$626 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$629 | $85.30 | — | $17.60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$634 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $74.00 | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$670 | $240 | $255 | $255 | $75.00 | $234 | — | $469 | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$963 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 76604, 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: $388 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 61 Iowa hospitals above publish for Ultrasound scan of chest — 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 76604 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $56.71 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $60.90 to $1,078 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.9x 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 ultrasound scan of chest cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for ultrasound scan of chest (CPT 76604) in Iowa range from $60.90 to $1,078, with a median of $276. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ultrasound scan of chest in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $60.90. 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 76604 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.