Stroke Cost in Iowa — Compare All Hospitals
A stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel or bleeding in the brain. Hospital care includes brain imaging, close monitoring, and in some cases a clot-dissolving drug (tPA) given soon after symptoms start, followed by early rehabilitation planning.
State average
$31,601
gross charge · DRG 065
Hospitals
35
with published pricing
Price range
$6,675 – $65,230
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $6,675Cash pay $4,672 - 2
Myrtue Medical Center
Harlan, IA
Gross charge $9,602Cash pay $5,569 - 3
Burgess Health Center
Onawa, IA
Gross charge $10,027Cash pay $8,021 - 4
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic, IA
Gross charge $11,257Cash pay $7,880 - 5
Jefferson County Health Center
Fairfield, IA
Gross charge $12,049Cash pay $7,229 - 6
Wayne County Hospital
Corydon, IA
Gross charge $13,470 - 7
Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS)
Orange City, IA
Gross charge $15,332Cash pay $12,265 - 8
Mahaska Health
Oskaloosa, IA
Gross charge $15,450Cash pay $13,132 - 9
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Osage, IA
Gross charge $15,581Cash pay $14,023 - 10
Waverly Health Center
Waverly, IA
Gross charge $15,891Cash pay $8,263 - 11
Boone County Hospital
Boone, IA
Gross charge $17,169Cash pay $13,735 - 12
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
Belmond, IA
Gross charge $17,815Cash pay $10,689 - 13
Washington County Hospital and Clinics
Washington, IA
Gross charge $19,295Cash pay $14,471 - 14
Winnmed
Decorah, IA
Gross charge $20,114Cash pay $14,079 - 15
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $32,431Cash pay $12,972 - 16
St Anthony Regional Hospital
Carroll, IA
Gross charge $38,797 - 17
Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care)
Ottumwa, IA
Gross charge $40,986Cash pay $16,394 - 18
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 19
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427Medicare pays (avg) $5,591 - 20
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427Medicare pays (avg) $6,178 - 21
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427Medicare pays (avg) $6,119 - 22
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427Medicare pays (avg) $5,376 - 23
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427Medicare pays (avg) $7,253 - 24
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427Medicare pays (avg) $5,769 - 25
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 26
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 27
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 28
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 29
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 30
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 31
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 32
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 33
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $42,196Cash pay $27,427 - 34
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $53,730Cash pay $34,925Medicare pays (avg) $5,702 - 35
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $65,230Cash pay $39,138 - 36
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital
Marshalltown, IA
Gross charge — - 37
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine, IA
Gross charge — - 38
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,995 - 39
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 40
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Iowa City, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,489 - 41
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,422 - 42
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,724 - 43
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Hospital
Bettendorf, IA
Gross charge — - 44
Allen Hospital
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,433 - 45
Finley Hospital
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,245 - 46
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell, IA
Gross charge — - 47
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center, IA
Gross charge — - 48
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning, IA
Gross charge — - 49Gross charge —
- 50
Chi Health Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley, IA
Gross charge — - 51
Clarke County Hospital
Osceola, IA
Gross charge — - 52
Henry County Health Center
Mount Pleasant, IA
Gross charge — - 53
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner, IA
Gross charge — - 54
Sioux Center Health
Sioux Center, IA
Gross charge — - 55
St Lukes Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,482
Iowa hospitals price stroke (Medicare DRG 065) anywhere from $6,675 to $65,230 — a $58,556 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics in Red Oak; the most expensive is Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion in Clarion. The state average sits at $31,601.
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 stroke 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 stroke 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 stroke in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 065 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.