Fainting (Syncope) Cost in Iowa — Compare All Hospitals
A fainting spell or sudden collapse. The hospital stay centers on heart monitoring and tests to find the cause, such as a heart rhythm problem or a drop in blood pressure.
State average
$20,913
gross charge · DRG 312
Hospitals
31
with published pricing
Price range
$2,529 – $47,830
low to high
Data notes for Iowa
- The lowest published charge ($2,529 at Cass County Memorial 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
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic, IA
Gross charge $2,529Cash pay $1,770 - 2
Myrtue Medical Center
Harlan, IA
Gross charge $4,346Cash pay $2,521 - 3
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $5,758Cash pay $4,031 - 4
Audubon County Memorial Hospital
Audubon, IA
Gross charge $6,468 - 5
Jefferson County Health Center
Fairfield, IA
Gross charge $9,654Cash pay $5,792 - 6
Waverly Health Center
Waverly, IA
Gross charge $9,892Cash pay $5,144 - 7
Winnmed
Decorah, IA
Gross charge $10,205Cash pay $7,143 - 8
Mahaska Health
Oskaloosa, IA
Gross charge $10,467Cash pay $8,897 - 9
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Osage, IA
Gross charge $12,328Cash pay $11,095 - 10
Boone County Hospital
Boone, IA
Gross charge $19,089Cash pay $15,272 - 11
Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care)
Ottumwa, IA
Gross charge $19,551Cash pay $7,820 - 12
St Anthony Regional Hospital
Carroll, IA
Gross charge $20,046 - 13
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $25,148Cash pay $10,059 - 14
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 15
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456Medicare pays (avg) $4,907 - 16
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456Medicare pays (avg) $5,488 - 17
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 18
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456Medicare pays (avg) $4,952 - 19
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 20
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456Medicare pays (avg) $5,473 - 21
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 22
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 23
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 24
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 25
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 26
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 27
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 28
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 29
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $25,317Cash pay $16,456 - 30
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $39,915Cash pay $25,945Medicare pays (avg) $5,143 - 31
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $47,830Cash pay $28,698 - 32
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital
Marshalltown, IA
Gross charge — - 33
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine, IA
Gross charge — - 34
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,172 - 35
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 36
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Iowa City, IA
Gross charge — - 37
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,837 - 38
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,926 - 39
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Hospital
Bettendorf, IA
Gross charge — - 40
Allen Hospital
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,605 - 41
Finley Hospital
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,570 - 42
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell, IA
Gross charge — - 43
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center, IA
Gross charge — - 44
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning, IA
Gross charge — - 45Gross charge —
- 46
Chi Health Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley, IA
Gross charge — - 47
Washington County Hospital and Clinics
Washington, IA
Gross charge — - 48
Clarke County Hospital
Osceola, IA
Gross charge — - 49
Henry County Health Center
Mount Pleasant, IA
Gross charge — - 50
Wayne County Hospital
Corydon, IA
Gross charge —Cash pay $2,040 - 51
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner, IA
Gross charge — - 52
Avera Holy Family Hospital
Estherville, IA
Gross charge — - 53
St Lukes Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,093
Iowa hospitals price fainting (syncope) (Medicare DRG 312) anywhere from $2,529 to $47,830 — a $45,301 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic; the most expensive is Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion in Clarion. The state average sits at $20,913.
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 fainting (syncope) 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 fainting (syncope) 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 fainting (syncope) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 312 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.