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X-ray of Chest, 1 View Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 69 Iowa hospitals. CPT 71045. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $140
📉 Low $16.80
📈 High $462
🏥 69 hospitals
🏛️ 56 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $23.39
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 HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $16.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | — | $16.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $16.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $16.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $16.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $16.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $16.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.04 | $8.20 | — | $16.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | — | $16.46 | — | $8.04 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.04 | — | $16.46 | — | $8.04 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $16.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$16.80 | $8.44 | $8.04 | $8.44 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $16.46 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$22.56 | $20.21 | — | $20.21 | $20.21 | $21.02 | — | $46.06 | $20.62 |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$23.00 | $16.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$23.03 | $16.45 | — | $16.45 | $42.42 | $21.02 | — | $46.06 | $16.78 |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$23.79 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$28.70 | $23.25 | $23.39 | — | $23.62 | $23.39 | — | $37.72 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$28.70 | $23.25 | $23.39 | — | $23.86 | $23.39 | — | $37.72 | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$47.00 | $25.85 | $39.43 | $167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$49.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$50.44 | $16.95 | — | — | $17.81 | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$57.00 | $16.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS CITYVILLE CLINIC DES MOINES |
$88.00 | $16.67 | $22.01 | — | — | — | $88.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS COMMUNITY CLINIC AT DRAKE DES MOINES |
$88.00 | $16.67 | $22.01 | — | — | — | $88.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS EAST UNIVERSITY CLINIC DES MOINES |
$88.00 | $16.67 | $22.01 | — | — | — | $88.00 | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$104 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$110 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$131 | $95.00 | $80.00 | $100 | — | $164 | $96.00 | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$132 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$134 | — | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$138 | $85.81 | — | $85.81 | $85.81 | $85.23 | — | $233 | $49.20 |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$140 | $85.80 | $85.80 | $85.80 | — | $109 | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$149 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$150 | $54.00 | $187 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$158 | $93.87 | — | — | $93.89 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$172 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $95.00 | $64.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$181 | $128 | $125 | $125 | — | $142 | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$181 | $69.00 | $100 | $95.00 | — | $52.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$186 | $52.00 | $50.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$195 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $244 | $49.00 | $244 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$204 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$212 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $87.00 | $265 | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$215 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$217 | $48.00 | — | $100 | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$229 | $76.20 | — | — | $56.46 | — | — | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$230 | $85.30 | — | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$236 | $200 | $89.68 | $75.00 | $89.68 | $82.60 | — | $165 | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$244 | $9.25 | $9.25 | $9.25 | $9.25 | $8.36 | $68.60 | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$254 | $97.95 | $97.95 | — | $97.95 | — | — | $285 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 71045, 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: $202 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 71045 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $23.39 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 $462 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 6.0x 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 chest, 1 view cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for x-ray of chest, 1 view (CPT 71045) in Iowa range from $16.80 to $462, with a median of $140. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of chest, 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 71045 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.