GI Obstruction Cost in Iowa — Compare All Hospitals
A blockage in the intestines that keeps food and fluid from passing through, causing pain, bloating, and vomiting. Treatment usually involves resting the bowel, a tube to relieve pressure, and IV fluids, with surgery if the blockage doesn't clear.
State average
$31,494
gross charge · DRG 388
Hospitals
30
with published pricing
Price range
$6,622 – $57,612
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Winnmed
Decorah, IA
Gross charge $6,622Cash pay $4,636 - 2
Myrtue Medical Center
Harlan, IA
Gross charge $7,157Cash pay $4,151 - 3
Waverly Health Center
Waverly, IA
Gross charge $9,025Cash pay $4,693 - 4
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $9,756Cash pay $6,830 - 5
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic, IA
Gross charge $10,633Cash pay $7,443 - 6
Boone County Hospital
Boone, IA
Gross charge $12,712Cash pay $10,170 - 7
Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS)
Orange City, IA
Gross charge $13,778Cash pay $11,022 - 8
Mahaska Health
Oskaloosa, IA
Gross charge $15,918Cash pay $13,530 - 9
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $19,574Cash pay $11,744 - 10
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $24,186Cash pay $9,674 - 11
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
Belmond, IA
Gross charge $32,152Cash pay $19,291 - 12
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 13
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742Medicare pays (avg) $9,830 - 14
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742Medicare pays (avg) $9,190 - 15
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 16
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742Medicare pays (avg) $9,251 - 17
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 18
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 19
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 20
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 21
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 22
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 23
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 24
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 25
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 26
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 27
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $39,603Cash pay $25,742 - 28
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $40,892Cash pay $26,580 - 29
Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care)
Ottumwa, IA
Gross charge $51,166Cash pay $20,466 - 30
St Anthony Regional Hospital
Carroll, IA
Gross charge $57,612 - 31
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital
Marshalltown, IA
Gross charge — - 32
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine, IA
Gross charge — - 33
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, IA
Gross charge — - 34
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 35
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Iowa City, IA
Gross charge — - 36
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge — - 37
Methodist Jennie Edmundson
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,659 - 38
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,167 - 39
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Hospital
Bettendorf, IA
Gross charge — - 40
Allen Hospital
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge — - 41
Finley Hospital
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge — - 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
St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge — - 51
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner, IA
Gross charge — - 52
Sioux Center Health
Sioux Center, IA
Gross charge —
Iowa hospitals price gi obstruction (Medicare DRG 388) anywhere from $6,622 to $57,612 — a $50,990 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Winnmed in Decorah; the most expensive is St Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. The state average sits at $31,494.
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 gi obstruction 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 gi obstruction 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 gi obstruction in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 388 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.