Heart Failure Cost in Iowa — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for heart failure with complications, the most common cardiology admission in the U.S.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart failure. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–6 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient cardiac monitoring
- IV diuretics and other heart-failure medications during admission
- Echocardiogram and other cardiac imaging
- Routine labs (BNP, electrolytes, kidney function)
Usually billed separately
- Cardiologist and hospitalist professional fees (billed separately)
- Outpatient cardiology follow-up after discharge
- Cardiac rehab program (if indicated)
- Long-term medications (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, SGLT2 inhibitors)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart failure 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:
Heart-Failure Mortality (30-day)
How often patients admitted for heart failure survive 30 days. The headline outcome.
Heart-Failure Readmissions
Heart failure is the most-readmitted condition in U.S. hospitals. Lower means better discharge planning and outpatient care coordination.
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Clear discharge communication on weight monitoring, fluid limits, and medication timing prevents many readmissions.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For heart failure, 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.
- If you have advanced heart failure (low ejection fraction, prior hospitalizations), an advanced heart-failure program may be worth additional cost.
- If you're being considered for an LVAD or heart transplant, an academic medical center with a transplant program 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:
- Will any of my physicians (cardiologist, hospitalist) be out-of-network?
- What outpatient cardiology follow-up is scheduled? Is it in-network?
- Is there a heart-failure transitions-of-care program at this hospital?
Data notes for Iowa
- The lowest published charge ($3,799 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 $3,799 - 2
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $5,609Cash pay $3,926 - 3
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic, IA
Gross charge $5,874Cash pay $4,112 - 4
Washington County Hospital and Clinics
Washington, IA
Gross charge $6,512Cash pay $4,884 - 5
Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS)
Orange City, IA
Gross charge $8,554Cash pay $6,843 - 6
Myrtue Medical Center
Harlan, IA
Gross charge $8,574Cash pay $4,973 - 7
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $8,586Cash pay $5,151 - 8
Audubon County Memorial Hospital
Audubon, IA
Gross charge $8,778 - 9
Madison County Health Care System
Winterset, IA
Gross charge $9,119Cash pay $7,295 - 10
Boone County Hospital
Boone, IA
Gross charge $9,667Cash pay $7,733 - 11
Jefferson County Health Center
Fairfield, IA
Gross charge $10,803Cash pay $6,482 - 12
Mahaska Health
Oskaloosa, IA
Gross charge $11,390Cash pay $9,682 - 13
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Osage, IA
Gross charge $12,035Cash pay $10,831 - 14
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
Belmond, IA
Gross charge $12,153Cash pay $7,292 - 15
Winnmed
Decorah, IA
Gross charge $14,084Cash pay $9,859 - 16
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton, IA
Gross charge $14,685Cash pay $11,748 - 17
Burgess Health Center
Onawa, IA
Gross charge $15,246Cash pay $12,196 - 18
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 19
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 20
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 21
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 22
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 23
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 24
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 25
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 26
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 27
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 28
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 29
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 30
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 31
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 32
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 33
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $15,529Cash pay $10,094 - 34
Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care)
Ottumwa, IA
Gross charge $19,616Cash pay $7,846 - 35
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $19,687Cash pay $7,875 - 36
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $29,717Cash pay $19,316Medicare pays (avg) $5,286 - 37
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital
Marshalltown, IA
Gross charge — - 38
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine, IA
Gross charge — - 39
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, IA
Gross charge — - 40
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 41
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Iowa City, IA
Gross charge — - 42
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge — - 43
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge — - 44
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Hospital
Bettendorf, IA
Gross charge — - 45
Allen Hospital
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge — - 46
Finley Hospital
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge — - 47
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell, IA
Gross charge — - 48
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center, IA
Gross charge — - 49
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning, IA
Gross charge — - 50Gross charge —
- 51
Chi Health Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley, IA
Gross charge — - 52
Clarke County Hospital
Osceola, IA
Gross charge — - 53
Henry County Health Center
Mount Pleasant, IA
Gross charge — - 54
St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge — - 55
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner, IA
Gross charge — - 56
Sioux Center Health
Sioux Center, IA
Gross charge —
Iowa hospitals price heart failure (Medicare DRG 292) anywhere from $3,799 to $29,717 — a $25,918 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 $13,415.
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 heart failure 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 heart failure 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 heart failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 292 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.