COPD Cost in Iowa — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with major comorbidities.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for copd. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient room and respiratory monitoring
- Oxygen therapy and (if needed) BiPAP or ventilator support
- IV steroids, antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments
- Chest imaging and routine labs during admission
Usually billed separately
- Pulmonologist and hospitalist professional fees
- Outpatient pulmonary rehab program
- Home oxygen equipment after discharge
- Long-term inhaler maintenance medications
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does copd best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
COPD Mortality (30-day)
How often patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation survive 30 days.
COPD Readmissions
COPD is among the most-readmitted conditions. Strong discharge planning and pulmonary rehab referral lower this.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For copd, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For advanced COPD with frequent exacerbations, a hospital with a strong outpatient pulmonary program may be worth paying more for.
- For patients being considered for lung volume reduction surgery or transplant, an academic medical center is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Is home oxygen prescribed, and is the supplier in my insurance network?
- Is there a pulmonary rehab program available after discharge?
- Will any of my physicians be out-of-network?
Data notes for Iowa
- The lowest published charge ($4,468 at Wayne County Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Wayne County Hospital
Corydon, IA
Gross charge $4,468 - 2
Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS)
Orange City, IA
Gross charge $5,921Cash pay $4,737 - 3
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $7,318Cash pay $5,123 - 4
Boone County Hospital
Boone, IA
Gross charge $7,922Cash pay $6,338 - 5
Jefferson County Health Center
Fairfield, IA
Gross charge $9,813Cash pay $5,888 - 6
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
Cherokee, IA
Gross charge $11,305Cash pay $9,044 - 7
Myrtue Medical Center
Harlan, IA
Gross charge $12,431Cash pay $7,210 - 8
Manning Regional Healthcare Center
Manning, IA
Gross charge $13,138Cash pay $9,328 - 9
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Storm Lake, IA
Gross charge $13,641Cash pay $10,912 - 10
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic, IA
Gross charge $14,856Cash pay $10,399 - 11
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $15,130Cash pay $9,078 - 12
Davis County Hospital & Clinics
Bloomfield, IA
Gross charge $15,638 - 13
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton, IA
Gross charge $16,442Cash pay $13,154 - 14
Spencer Municipal Hospital
Spencer, IA
Gross charge $17,286Cash pay $12,964 - 15
St Anthony Regional Hospital
Carroll, IA
Gross charge $19,011 - 16
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $19,879Cash pay $7,951 - 17
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Osage, IA
Gross charge $20,779Cash pay $18,701 - 18
Winnmed
Decorah, IA
Gross charge $22,170Cash pay $15,519 - 19
Waverly Health Center
Waverly, IA
Gross charge $22,764Cash pay $11,837 - 20
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
Belmond, IA
Gross charge $34,704Cash pay $20,822 - 21
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 22
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136Medicare pays (avg) $6,178 - 23
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136Medicare pays (avg) $7,034 - 24
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136Medicare pays (avg) $6,990 - 25
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136Medicare pays (avg) $6,350 - 26
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136Medicare pays (avg) $8,158 - 27
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136Medicare pays (avg) $6,353 - 28
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 29
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 30
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 31
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 32
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 33
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 34
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 35
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 36
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $35,593Cash pay $23,136 - 37
Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care)
Ottumwa, IA
Gross charge $38,434Cash pay $15,373 - 38
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $41,307Cash pay $26,850Medicare pays (avg) $6,526 - 39
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital
Marshalltown, IA
Gross charge — - 40
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine, IA
Gross charge — - 41
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, IA
Gross charge — - 42
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 43
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Iowa City, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,319 - 44
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge — - 45
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,640 - 46
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Hospital
Bettendorf, IA
Gross charge — - 47
Allen Hospital
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge — - 48
Finley Hospital
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge — - 49
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell, IA
Gross charge — - 50
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center, IA
Gross charge — - 51
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning, IA
Gross charge — - 52Gross charge —
- 53
Chi Health Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley, IA
Gross charge — - 54
Washington County Hospital and Clinics
Washington, IA
Gross charge —Cash pay $1,797 - 55
Clarke County Hospital
Osceola, IA
Gross charge — - 56
Henry County Health Center
Mount Pleasant, IA
Gross charge — - 57
St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge — - 58
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner, IA
Gross charge —
Iowa hospitals price copd (Medicare DRG 190) anywhere from $4,468 to $41,307 — a $36,839 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Wayne County Hospital in Corydon; the most expensive is Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care) in Cedar Rapids. The state average sits at $25,101.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists copd at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent copd admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Iowa hospitals missing from the list either don't perform copd in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 190 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.