Pneumonia Cost in Iowa — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for simple pneumonia and pleurisy with major comorbidities.
State average
$25,212
gross charge · DRG 193
Hospitals
41
with published pricing
Price range
$5,459 – $54,468
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Waverly Health Center
Waverly, IA
Gross charge $5,459Cash pay $2,839 - 2
Davis County Hospital & Clinics
Bloomfield, IA
Gross charge $8,154 - 3
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $8,684Cash pay $6,079 - 4
Myrtue Medical Center
Harlan, IA
Gross charge $9,616Cash pay $5,577 - 5
Audubon County Memorial Hospital
Audubon, IA
Gross charge $9,993 - 6
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Osage, IA
Gross charge $11,015Cash pay $9,913 - 7
Jefferson County Health Center
Fairfield, IA
Gross charge $11,392Cash pay $6,835 - 8
Wayne County Hospital
Corydon, IA
Gross charge $12,141 - 9
Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS)
Orange City, IA
Gross charge $12,279Cash pay $9,823 - 10
Boone County Hospital
Boone, IA
Gross charge $12,841Cash pay $10,273 - 11
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic, IA
Gross charge $13,321Cash pay $9,325 - 12
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Storm Lake, IA
Gross charge $13,501Cash pay $10,800 - 13
Adair County Memorial Hospital
Greenfield, IA
Gross charge $15,919Cash pay $11,939 - 14
Winnmed
Decorah, IA
Gross charge $17,245Cash pay $12,072 - 15
Mahaska Health
Oskaloosa, IA
Gross charge $17,912Cash pay $15,225 - 16
St Anthony Regional Hospital
Carroll, IA
Gross charge $20,540 - 17
Spencer Municipal Hospital
Spencer, IA
Gross charge $21,701Cash pay $16,276Medicare pays (avg) $9,466 - 18
Manning Regional Healthcare Center
Manning, IA
Gross charge $22,414Cash pay $15,914 - 19
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $22,853Cash pay $9,141 - 20
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton, IA
Gross charge $23,467Cash pay $18,774 - 21
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
Belmond, IA
Gross charge $30,609Cash pay $18,365 - 22
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $31,551Cash pay $18,930 - 23
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569Medicare pays (avg) $8,336 - 24
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569Medicare pays (avg) $7,925 - 25
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569Medicare pays (avg) $8,741 - 26
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569Medicare pays (avg) $8,757 - 27
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569Medicare pays (avg) $7,830 - 28
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569Medicare pays (avg) $9,556 - 29
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569Medicare pays (avg) $8,040 - 30
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569 - 31
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569 - 32
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569 - 33
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569 - 34
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569 - 35
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569 - 36
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569 - 37
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569 - 38
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $33,183Cash pay $21,569 - 39
Washington County Hospital and Clinics
Washington, IA
Gross charge $47,695Cash pay $35,771 - 40
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $48,007Cash pay $31,204Medicare pays (avg) $7,802 - 41
Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care)
Ottumwa, IA
Gross charge $54,468Cash pay $21,787Medicare pays (avg) $9,652 - 42
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital
Marshalltown, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,430 - 43
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,305 - 44
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,318 - 45
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,473 - 46
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Iowa City, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,030 - 47
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,535 - 48
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,817 - 49
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Hospital
Bettendorf, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,437 - 50
Allen Hospital
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,318 - 51
Finley Hospital
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,381 - 52
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,228 - 53
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center, IA
Gross charge — - 54
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning, IA
Gross charge — - 55Gross charge —
- 56
Chi Health Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley, IA
Gross charge — - 57
Clarke County Hospital
Osceola, IA
Gross charge — - 58
Henry County Health Center
Mount Pleasant, IA
Gross charge — - 59
St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,243 - 60
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner, IA
Gross charge — - 61
Sioux Center Health
Sioux Center, IA
Gross charge — - 62
Avera Holy Family Hospital
Estherville, IA
Gross charge —
Iowa hospitals price pneumonia (Medicare DRG 193) anywhere from $5,459 to $54,468 — a $49,009 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Waverly Health Center in Waverly; the most expensive is Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care) in Ottumwa. The state average sits at $25,212.
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 pneumonia 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 pneumonia 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 pneumonia in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 193 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.