Medical costs in Waterloo, IA
2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
CMS price transparency
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
0.51x
Top procedures by average charge in WATERLOO
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 2 | $103,888 | 0.64x | 5.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $101,415 | 0.50x | 3.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 2 | $72,730 | 0.65x | 7.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 2 | $69,563 | 0.75x | 5.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 2 | $39,453 | 0.53x | 3.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $37,964 | 0.61x | 3.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $36,657 | 0.52x | 4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 2 | $35,543 | 0.41x | 3.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 287 | 2 | $31,503 | 0.52x | 5.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 2 | $31,114 | 0.66x | 4.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CCDRG 378 | 2 | $31,072 | 0.67x | 5.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 2 | $30,433 | 0.51x | 3.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 2 | $29,833 | 0.45x | 3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 2 | $29,568 | 0.55x | 4.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 2 | $25,344 | 0.51x | 3.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCCDRG 641 | 2 | $25,228 | 0.72x | 4.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 2 | $24,898 | 0.47x | 4.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CCDRG 683 | 2 | $24,388 | 0.63x | 4.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 308 | 2 | $24,302 | 0.45x | 3.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCCDRG 872 | 2 | $23,018 | 0.51x | 4x |
Hospitals in WATERLOO
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.