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X-ray of Abdomen, 1 View Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 69 Iowa hospitals. CPT 74018. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $150
📉 Low $16.80
📈 High $463
🏥 69 hospitals
🏛️ 56 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $27.37
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 69 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Humana | BCBS | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $17.09 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.04 | $8.20 | — | $17.09 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $17.09 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | — | $17.09 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $17.09 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | — | $17.09 | — | $8.04 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $17.09 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $17.09 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $17.09 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.04 | — | $17.09 | — | $8.04 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $17.09 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $17.09 | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$19.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$23.00 | $16.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$23.79 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$24.48 | $21.93 | — | $21.93 | $21.93 | $22.81 | — | $49.98 | $22.37 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$24.99 | $17.85 | — | $17.85 | $46.03 | $22.81 | — | $49.98 | $18.21 |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$28.70 | $26.79 | $27.37 | — | $27.92 | $27.37 | — | $37.72 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$28.70 | $26.79 | $27.37 | — | $27.64 | $27.37 | — | $37.72 | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$49.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$49.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$54.00 | $16.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$54.32 | $16.95 | — | — | $17.81 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$59.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$82.00 | $45.10 | $68.80 | $182 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS EAST UNIVERSITY CLINIC DES MOINES |
$88.00 | $18.97 | $30.24 | — | — | — | $88.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS CITYVILLE CLINIC DES MOINES |
$88.00 | $18.97 | $30.24 | — | — | — | $88.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS COMMUNITY CLINIC AT DRAKE DES MOINES |
$88.00 | $18.97 | $30.24 | — | — | — | $88.00 | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$110 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$129 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$132 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$140 | $95.00 | $80.00 | $77.00 | — | $175 | $96.00 | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$144 | — | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$149 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$150 | $54.00 | $187 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$164 | $97.41 | — | — | $97.42 | — | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$165 | $69.00 | $100 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$179 | $85.30 | — | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$180 | $110 | $110 | $110 | — | $140 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$190 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$193 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $95.00 | $64.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$194 | $52.00 | $50.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$196 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $245 | $49.00 | $245 | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$205 | $85.81 | — | $85.81 | $85.81 | $85.23 | — | $347 | $73.35 |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$206 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $87.00 | $258 | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$226 | $160 | $157 | $157 | — | $177 | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$227 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$228 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$229 | $76.20 | — | — | $56.46 | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$229 | $200 | $87.02 | $75.00 | $87.02 | $80.15 | — | $160 | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$240 | $85.29 | $90.05 | $91.80 | $114 | $85.26 | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$244 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 74018, 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: $228 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 74018 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $27.37 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $16.80 to $463 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.5x 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 x-ray of abdomen, 1 view cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for x-ray of abdomen, 1 view (CPT 74018) in Iowa range from $16.80 to $463, with a median of $150. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of abdomen, 1 view in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $16.80. 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 74018 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.