Newborn with Major Problems Cost in Iowa — Compare All Hospitals
A full-term baby born with a serious medical problem — such as breathing trouble, infection, or a complication of delivery — needing intensive monitoring and treatment after birth.
State average
$11,754
gross charge · DRG 793
Hospitals
28
with published pricing
Price range
$3,404 – $27,547
low to high
Data notes for Iowa
- The lowest published charge ($3,404 at Myrtue Medical Center) 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
Myrtue Medical Center
Harlan, IA
Gross charge $3,404Cash pay $1,974 - 2
Waverly Health Center
Waverly, IA
Gross charge $3,786Cash pay $1,969 - 3
Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS)
Orange City, IA
Gross charge $3,931Cash pay $3,145 - 4
Wayne County Hospital
Corydon, IA
Gross charge $4,795 - 5
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
Cherokee, IA
Gross charge $4,821Cash pay $3,857 - 6
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $5,880Cash pay $2,352 - 7
St Anthony Regional Hospital
Carroll, IA
Gross charge $5,955 - 8
Winnmed
Decorah, IA
Gross charge $6,030Cash pay $4,221 - 9
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $6,421Cash pay $4,173 - 10
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $6,856Cash pay $4,113 - 11
Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care)
Ottumwa, IA
Gross charge $7,652Cash pay $3,061 - 12
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 13
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 14
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 15
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 16
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 17
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 18
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 19
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 20
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 21
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 22
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 23
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 24
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 25
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 26
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 27
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $15,127Cash pay $9,832 - 28
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $27,547Cash pay $19,283 - 29
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital
Marshalltown, IA
Gross charge — - 30
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine, IA
Gross charge — - 31
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, IA
Gross charge — - 32
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 33
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Iowa City, IA
Gross charge — - 34
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge — - 35
Methodist Jennie Edmundson
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 36
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge — - 37
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Hospital
Bettendorf, IA
Gross charge — - 38
Allen Hospital
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge — - 39
Finley Hospital
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge — - 40
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell, IA
Gross charge — - 41
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center, IA
Gross charge — - 42
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning, IA
Gross charge — - 43Gross charge —
- 44
Chi Health Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley, IA
Gross charge — - 45
Clarke County Hospital
Osceola, IA
Gross charge — - 46
Henry County Health Center
Mount Pleasant, IA
Gross charge — - 47
St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge — - 48
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner, IA
Gross charge —
Iowa hospitals price newborn with major problems (Medicare DRG 793) anywhere from $3,404 to $27,547 — a $24,143 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan; the most expensive is Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics in Red Oak. The state average sits at $11,754.
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 newborn with major problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
For newborn with major problems in Iowa, the price below is each hospital's gross charge for the facility portion of delivery — your actual out-of-pocket depends on insurance, length of stay, complications, and whether the obstetrician bills separately. Click any hospital name for its full maternity profile, including CMS star rating, patient-experience scores, and (where designated) the CMS Birthing-Friendly Hospital marker — a useful signal of maternity-care quality.
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 newborn with major problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 793 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.