X-ray of Lower and Sacral Spine, 2-3 Views Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 69 Iowa hospitals. CPT 72100. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $204
📉 Low $23.00
📈 High $737
🏥 69 hospitals
🏛️ 56 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $37.23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$23.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$25.90 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | — | $21.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | $10.12 | $21.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | $10.12 | $21.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $9.92 | $10.42 | — | $21.08 | — | $9.92 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | $10.12 | $21.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | — | $21.08 | — | $9.92 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | $10.12 | $21.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | $10.12 | $21.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | $10.12 | $21.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | $10.12 | $21.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $10.42 | $10.12 | $21.08 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$28.00 | $10.42 | $9.92 | $10.12 | $9.92 | — | $21.08 | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$30.00 | $20.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$36.00 | $32.25 | — | $32.25 | $32.25 | $33.54 | — | $73.50 | $32.90 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$36.75 | $26.25 | — | $67.69 | $26.25 | $33.54 | — | $73.50 | $26.78 |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$47.53 | $20.95 | — | $21.92 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$48.30 | $35.47 | $37.23 | $37.97 | — | $37.23 | — | $63.48 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$48.30 | $35.47 | $37.23 | $37.60 | — | $37.23 | — | $63.48 | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$64.00 | $20.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$65.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$66.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$68.80 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$82.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$82.80 | — | $57.00 | — | $57.00 | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$83.00 | $45.65 | $69.64 | $75.02 | $293 | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS CITYVILLE CLINIC DES MOINES |
$95.00 | $24.79 | $46.15 | — | — | — | $95.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS EAST UNIVERSITY CLINIC DES MOINES |
$95.00 | $24.79 | $46.15 | — | — | — | $95.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS COMMUNITY CLINIC AT DRAKE DES MOINES |
$95.00 | $24.79 | $46.15 | — | — | — | $95.00 | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$135 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$171 | $54.00 | $214 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$181 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$203 | $95.00 | $80.00 | — | $100 | $254 | $96.00 | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$204 | $144 | $142 | — | $142 | $160 | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$217 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $271 | $271 | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$223 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$225 | $134 | — | $134 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$236 | $69.00 | $100 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$241 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $87.00 | $61.00 | $301 | — | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$251 | $153 | $153 | — | $153 | $195 | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$257 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$258 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$276 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$276 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $64.00 | $95.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$288 | $76.20 | — | $68.18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$288 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$295 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$302 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$303 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$311 | $77.92 | — | $104 | $104 | $103 | — | $526 | $101 |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$321 | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — | $29.60 | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$341 | $11.41 | $11.41 | $11.41 | $11.41 | $10.83 | $83.30 | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$344 | $240 | $131 | $131 | $75.00 | $120 | — | $241 | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$398 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72100, 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: $298 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $204 for this?
That is the median of what the 69 Iowa hospitals above publish for X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 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 72100 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $37.23 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $23.00 to $737 — 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 lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for x-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views (CPT 72100) in Iowa range from $23.00 to $737, with a median of $204. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $23.00. 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 72100 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.