Medical costs in Iowa City, IA
2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Priya Iyengar , Senior Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.94x
Top procedures by average charge in IOWA CITY
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $183,680 | 0.91x | 4.8x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CCDRG 467 | 2 | $129,466 | 0.90x | 5.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 2 | $118,428 | 0.73x | 5.9x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 2 | $108,844 | 0.69x | 4.2x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIESDRG 483 | 2 | $95,979 | 0.86x | 5.9x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 468 | 2 | $91,796 | 0.78x | 4.8x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 2 | $84,594 | 0.89x | 5.9x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 2 | $84,135 | 0.96x | 6.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 2 | $80,971 | 0.88x | 5.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 2 | $79,361 | 0.71x | 6.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $68,123 | 0.91x | 4.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $62,064 | 0.88x | 5.4x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 2 | $61,328 | 1.13x | 7x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 2 | $59,907 | 0.90x | 5.7x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $58,246 | 0.93x | 4.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 2 | $57,604 | 0.96x | 5.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CCDRG 281 | 2 | $52,558 | 1.08x | 9.9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALEDRG 175 | 2 | $51,908 | 0.83x | 5.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 2 | $50,095 | 1.06x | 6.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 2 | $48,685 | 0.89x | 5x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.