X-ray of Paranasal Sinus, Minimum of 3 Views Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 57 Iowa hospitals. CPT 70220. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $189
📉 Low $28.80
📈 High $645
🏥 57 hospitals
🏛️ 49 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $34.79
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 57 of 57 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Humana | BCBS | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | $9.82 | $20.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.63 | — | $20.48 | — | $9.63 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | — | $20.48 | — | $9.63 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | $9.82 | $20.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | — | $20.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | $9.82 | $20.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | $9.82 | $20.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | $9.82 | $20.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $9.63 | $9.82 | — | $20.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | $9.82 | $20.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | $9.82 | $20.48 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$28.80 | $10.11 | $9.63 | $10.11 | $9.82 | $9.82 | $20.48 | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$29.40 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$36.96 | $33.11 | — | $33.11 | $33.11 | $34.44 | — | $75.46 | $33.78 |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$37.10 | $33.70 | $34.79 | — | $35.49 | $34.79 | — | $48.76 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$37.10 | $33.70 | $34.79 | — | $35.14 | $34.79 | — | $48.76 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$37.73 | $26.95 | — | $26.95 | $69.50 | $34.44 | — | $75.46 | $27.49 |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$65.00 | $20.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$77.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$82.80 | — | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS EAST UNIVERSITY CLINIC DES MOINES |
$98.00 | $23.88 | $52.90 | — | — | — | $98.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS CITYVILLE CLINIC DES MOINES |
$98.00 | $23.88 | $52.90 | — | — | — | $98.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS COMMUNITY CLINIC AT DRAKE DES MOINES |
$98.00 | $23.88 | $52.90 | — | — | — | $98.00 | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$156 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$162 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$185 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$189 | $77.00 | $77.00 | $100 | — | $89.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$193 | $106 | $162 | $197 | $75.02 | — | — | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$194 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$213 | $69.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $51.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$232 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$232 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $95.00 | $64.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$240 | $142 | — | — | $142 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$243 | $81.39 | — | $85.81 | $85.81 | $85.23 | — | $410 | $83.59 |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$244 | $149 | $149 | $149 | — | $190 | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$244 | $52.00 | $50.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$249 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$251 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $35.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$267 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$272 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$288 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$289 | $205 | $201 | $201 | — | $227 | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$295 | $11.07 | $11.07 | $11.07 | $11.07 | $12.21 | $122 | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$310 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.52 | — | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$326 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $74.00 | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$334 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMPASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE BOX 228 |
$372 | $323 | $32.72 | $279 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$383 | $148 | $148 | — | $148 | — | — | $431 | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$442 | $200 | $168 | $75.00 | $168 | $155 | — | $309 | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$456 | $40.00 | $40.00 | — | — | — | $32.00 | — | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 70220, 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: $300 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 57 Iowa hospitals above publish for X-ray of paranasal sinus, minimum of 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 70220 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $34.79 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $28.80 to $645 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.4x 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 paranasal sinus, minimum of 3 views cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for x-ray of paranasal sinus, minimum of 3 views (CPT 70220) in Iowa range from $28.80 to $645, with a median of $189. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of paranasal sinus, minimum of 3 views in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $28.80. 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 70220 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.