X-ray of Upper Spine, 6 or More Views Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 56 Iowa hospitals. CPT 72052. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $268
📉 Low $39.00
📈 High $919
🏥 56 hospitals
🏛️ 48 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $57.76
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 56 of 56 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Humana | BCBS | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$39.00 | $28.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | — | $28.16 | — | $13.25 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.25 | $13.52 | — | $28.16 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | $13.52 | $28.16 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | $13.52 | $28.16 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | $13.52 | $28.16 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | $13.52 | $28.16 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | $13.52 | $28.16 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | $13.52 | $28.16 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | $13.52 | $28.16 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.25 | — | $28.16 | — | $13.25 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | — | $28.16 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$39.20 | $13.91 | $13.25 | $13.91 | $13.52 | $13.52 | $28.16 | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$39.90 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$55.20 | $49.45 | — | $49.45 | $49.45 | $51.43 | — | $113 | $50.44 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$56.35 | $40.25 | — | $40.25 | $104 | $51.43 | — | $113 | $41.06 |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$78.40 | $55.33 | $57.76 | — | $58.92 | $57.76 | — | $103 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$78.40 | $55.33 | $57.76 | — | $58.34 | $57.76 | — | $103 | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$81.48 | $28.29 | — | — | $29.46 | — | — | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$101 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| BROADLAWNS CITYVILLE CLINIC DES MOINES |
$115 | $38.72 | $90.04 | — | — | — | $115 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS COMMUNITY CLINIC AT DRAKE DES MOINES |
$115 | $38.72 | $90.04 | — | — | — | $115 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS EAST UNIVERSITY CLINIC DES MOINES |
$115 | $38.72 | $90.04 | — | — | — | $115 | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$166 | $91.30 | $139 | $290 | $75.02 | — | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$222 | $77.00 | $77.00 | $77.00 | — | $89.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$253 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$268 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$269 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $51.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$298 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $74.00 | — | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$334 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $95.00 | $64.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$351 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$366 | $218 | — | — | $218 | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$388 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$398 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $48.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$401 | $52.00 | $50.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$410 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$429 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.52 | — | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$437 | $309 | $303 | $303 | — | $343 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$467 | $240 | $177 | $75.00 | $177 | $163 | — | $327 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$472 | $104 | — | $104 | $104 | $103 | — | $798 | $101 |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$494 | $58.00 | $58.00 | — | — | — | $46.40 | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$528 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMPASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE BOX 228 |
$543 | $472 | $57.61 | $407 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$550 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $49.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$563 | $15.24 | $15.24 | $15.24 | $15.24 | $17.35 | $122 | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$621 | $240 | $240 | — | $240 | — | — | $698 | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$692 | $106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$694 | $36.00 | $38.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $35.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72052, 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: $442 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $268 for this?
That is the median of what the 56 Iowa hospitals above publish for X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more 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 72052 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $57.76 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $39.00 to $919 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.6x 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 upper spine, 6 or more views cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for x-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views (CPT 72052) in Iowa range from $39.00 to $919, with a median of $268. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $39.00. 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 72052 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.