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X-ray of Knee, 3 Views Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 69 Iowa hospitals. CPT 73562. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $149
📉 Low $18.40
📈 High $685
🏥 69 hospitals
🏛️ 55 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $38.98
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 69 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | $8.50 | $17.72 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.33 | $8.75 | — | $17.72 | — | $8.33 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | $8.50 | $17.72 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | $8.50 | $17.72 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | $8.50 | $17.72 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | $8.50 | $17.72 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | $8.50 | $17.72 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | $8.50 | $17.72 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | $8.50 | $17.72 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | — | $17.72 | — | $8.33 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.75 | — | $17.72 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$18.40 | $8.75 | $8.33 | $8.50 | $8.33 | — | $17.72 | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$20.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$21.00 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$24.00 | $17.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$29.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$29.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$35.04 | $31.39 | — | $31.39 | $31.39 | $32.65 | — | $71.54 | $32.02 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$35.77 | $25.55 | — | $65.89 | $25.55 | $32.65 | — | $71.54 | $26.07 |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$40.60 | $36.24 | $38.98 | $39.37 | — | $38.98 | — | $53.36 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$40.60 | $36.24 | $38.98 | $39.76 | — | $38.98 | — | $53.36 | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$40.80 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$43.65 | $72.59 | — | $83.58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$63.00 | — | $57.00 | — | $57.00 | — | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$63.75 | $9.58 | $9.58 | $9.58 | $9.58 | $9.11 | $83.30 | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$68.00 | $72.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$87.75 | $48.00 | — | $27.23 | $27.77 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS CITYVILLE CLINIC DES MOINES |
$89.00 | $25.38 | $56.20 | — | — | — | $86.00 | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$89.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS COMMUNITY CLINIC AT DRAKE DES MOINES |
$89.00 | $25.38 | $56.20 | — | — | — | $86.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS EAST UNIVERSITY CLINIC DES MOINES |
$89.00 | $25.38 | $56.20 | — | — | — | $86.00 | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$90.00 | $49.50 | $75.51 | $75.02 | $132 | — | — | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$135 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$136 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$149 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$170 | $101 | — | $101 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$172 | $76.20 | — | $56.46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$185 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $63.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$186 | $77.00 | $77.00 | — | $77.00 | $89.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$190 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $51.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$218 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $74.00 | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$228 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $64.00 | $95.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$259 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$263 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$264 | $85.81 | — | $85.81 | $85.81 | $85.23 | — | $447 | $83.59 |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$274 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$290 | $200 | $110 | $110 | $75.00 | $102 | — | $203 | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$293 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$293 | $85.30 | — | $17.60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$298 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$304 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$315 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$318 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 73562, 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: $264 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 69 Iowa hospitals above publish for X-ray of knee, 3 views — 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 73562 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $38.98 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $18.40 to $685 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.8x 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 knee, 3 views cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for x-ray of knee, 3 views (CPT 73562) in Iowa range from $18.40 to $685, with a median of $149. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of knee, 3 views in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $18.40. 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 73562 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.