X-ray of Lower and Sacral Spine, Minimum of 4 Views Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 68 Iowa hospitals. CPT 72110. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $223
📉 Low $27.00
📈 High $1,033
🏥 68 hospitals
🏛️ 55 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $49.09
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 68 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$27.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$34.00 | $24.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$34.30 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | $12.05 | $24.47 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | $12.05 | $24.47 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | $12.05 | $24.47 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | $12.05 | $24.47 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $11.81 | $12.40 | — | $24.47 | — | $11.81 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | — | $24.47 | — | $11.81 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | $12.05 | $24.47 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | $12.05 | $24.47 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | $12.05 | $24.47 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | — | $24.47 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $11.81 | — | $24.47 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$34.40 | $12.40 | $11.81 | $12.05 | $12.40 | $12.05 | $24.47 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$48.00 | $43.00 | — | $43.00 | $43.00 | $44.72 | — | $98.00 | $43.86 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$49.00 | $35.00 | — | $90.25 | $35.00 | $44.72 | — | $98.00 | $35.70 |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$66.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$66.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$66.93 | $24.29 | — | $26.03 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$69.30 | $46.51 | $49.09 | $49.58 | — | $49.09 | — | $91.08 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$69.30 | $46.51 | $49.09 | $50.07 | — | $49.09 | — | $91.08 | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$82.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$89.00 | $24.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$101 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$102 | — | $57.00 | — | $57.00 | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS CITYVILLE CLINIC DES MOINES |
$110 | $31.53 | $63.03 | — | — | — | $110 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS COMMUNITY CLINIC AT DRAKE DES MOINES |
$110 | $31.53 | $63.03 | — | — | — | $110 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS EAST UNIVERSITY CLINIC DES MOINES |
$110 | $31.53 | $63.03 | — | — | — | $110 | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$114 | $62.70 | $95.65 | $75.02 | $139 | — | — | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$163 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$214 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$222 | $77.00 | $77.00 | — | $77.00 | $89.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$223 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$265 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $63.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$269 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $51.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$269 | $164 | $164 | — | $164 | $209 | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$278 | $165 | — | $165 | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$279 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $87.00 | $61.00 | $349 | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$288 | $76.20 | — | $68.18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$330 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$331 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $64.00 | $95.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$337 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$352 | $104 | — | $104 | $104 | $103 | — | $594 | $101 |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$369 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$369 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$369 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$369 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$369 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$380 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| COMPASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE BOX 228 |
$394 | $343 | $46.77 | — | $296 | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$398 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$400 | $283 | $277 | — | $277 | $314 | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$417 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$418 | $13.58 | $13.58 | $13.58 | $13.58 | $14.94 | $122 | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$429 | $54.00 | $536 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$443 | $240 | $168 | $168 | $75.00 | $155 | — | $310 | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$494 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | — | — | $41.60 | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$497 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$535 | $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 72110, 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: $391 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $223 for this?
That is the median of what the 68 Iowa hospitals above publish for X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 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 72110 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $49.09 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $27.00 to $1,033 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.5x 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, minimum of 4 views cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for x-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views (CPT 72110) in Iowa range from $27.00 to $1,033, with a median of $223. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $27.00. 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 72110 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.