At a glance
Des Moines hospital prices span $1 to $162,029 across 171 shoppable procedures, drawn from 51 reporting hospitals across the metro area. Every price comes directly from federally mandated Machine-Readable Files under 45 CFR Part 180. ProcedureRadar last refreshed Des Moines data in Apr 2026, with monthly updates ongoing.
By Kevin Monangai, Founder, ProcedureRadar.
City pages are how we answer what does healthcare actually cost where I live. We aggregate every procedure we cover, across every hospital in that metro, into one place. About 140 shoppable procedures, all sourced from federally mandated transparency files, all refreshed monthly. If you live there, this is the page we built for you.
Every shoppable procedure in Des Moines, plotted by median price against how much prices vary across hospitals. Hover any point to see the procedure, median, and hospital spread. Click to view hospitals.
| Procedure | Category | Median Price | Low | High | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $7 | $6 | $35 | 7 |
| Venipuncture | lab | $7 | $3 | $68 | 6 |
| Urinalysis | lab | $11 | $2 | $858 | 35 |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | $13 | $2 | $73 | 23 |
| Pap Smear | preventive | $16 | $10 | $67 | 18 |
| COVID-19 Vaccination | preventive | $16 | $16 | $16 | 1 |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | $17 | $13 | $111 | 7 |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $19 | $2 | $90 | 12 |
| Flu Vaccination | preventive | $25 | $9 | $62 | 24 |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | $25 | $7 | $131 | 7 |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $27 | $4 | $25,373 | 10 |
| Prostate Cancer Screening | other | $28 | $5 | $158 | 30 |
| Lipid Panel | lab | $31 | $2 | $73 | 6 |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $33 | $13 | $217 | 8 |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | $34 | $2 | $150 | 13 |
| Chemotherapy Administration | other | $37 | $1 | $379 | 19 |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $39 | $21 | $218 | 7 |
| Weight Management Program | preventive | $40 | $33 | $43 | 3 |
| Blood Test | lab | $41 | $2 | $199 | 34 |
| Mammogram | preventive | $43 | $11 | $221 | 32 |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $43 | $3 | $94 | 15 |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $44 | $4 | $2,412 | 37 |
| Hydration IV Infusion Init | surgery | $50 | $5 | $194 | 7 |
| Allergy Testing Panel | diagnostic | $51 | $2 | $564 | 6 |
| Thyroid Panel (TSH) | lab | $52 | $5 | $145 | 6 |
| Hepatic Function Panel | lab | $53 | $2 | $94 | 6 |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $57 | $11 | $177 | 15 |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $58 | $16 | $135 | 15 |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $58 | $29 | $285 | 8 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $61 | $2 | $137 | 7 |
| Vision Exam | other | $63 | $43 | $119 | 3 |
| PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) | lab | $63 | $5 | $158 | 6 |
| Cardiac Stress Test | cardiac | $66 | $38 | $184 | 6 |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $67 | $8 | $334 | 15 |
| IV Infusion, 1st Hr | surgery | $68 | $6 | $122 | 7 |
| Skin Biopsy | other | $70 | $4 | $661 | 15 |
| Newborn Care | obstetric | $75 | $48 | $409 | 6 |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $76 | $7 | $534 | 36 |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | lab | $76 | $3 | $199 | 7 |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $77 | $19 | $431 | 8 |
| Vitamin D Level | lab | $77 | $3 | $274 | 6 |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $78 | $5 | $829 | 36 |
| IUD Insertion | other | $78 | $23 | $2,013 | 29 |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $80 | $30 | $1,622 | 13 |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $80 | $22 | $1,301 | 15 |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $84 | $25 | $1,234 | 14 |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $84 | $35 | $344 | 8 |
| Diabetes Management | other | $88 | $16 | $687 | 21 |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $89 | $1 | $846 | 34 |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $89 | $55 | $311 | 9 |
| Radiation Therapy | other | $90 | $6 | $77,339 | 17 |
| Annual Wellness Visit (Established) | preventive | $90 | $48 | $111 | 3 |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $92 | $2 | $1,583 | 34 |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $95 | $47 | $643 | 13 |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $99 | $8 | $328 | 15 |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $100 | $8 | $757 | 32 |
| Asthma Management | other | $100 | $9 | $1,018 | 24 |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $100 | $7 | $443 | 15 |
| Knee X-Ray | imaging | $100 | $10 | $430 | 7 |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $100 | $13 | $528 | 7 |
| X-ray Exam Hip Uni 1 View | imaging | $100 | $9 | $403 | 7 |
| X-ray Exam of Shoulder | imaging | $100 | $9 | $528 | 7 |
| Occupational Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $102 | $7 | $201 | 7 |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $103 | $15 | $5,080 | 22 |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $106 | $39 | $222 | 13 |
| Critical Care | emergency | $108 | $73 | $580 | 15 |
| Blood Pressure Monitoring | other | $109 | $26 | $482 | 11 |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $110 | $22 | $195 | 8 |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $110 | $57 | $245 | 8 |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $111 | $53 | $565 | 15 |
| Cardiac Catheterization | cardiac | $112 | $2 | $35,445 | 23 |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $112 | $16 | $448 | 15 |
| Annual Wellness Visit (New) | preventive | $112 | $65 | $132 | 3 |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $114 | $14 | $421 | 14 |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $120 | $28 | $339 | 12 |
| Chest X-Ray 1 View | imaging | $122 | $9 | $788 | 7 |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $124 | $29 | $247 | 8 |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $131 | $23 | $630 | 13 |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $131 | $9 | $8,434 | 18 |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $131 | $80 | $5,532 | 13 |
| Psychotherapy Session (45 min) | therapy | $131 | $62 | $281 | 3 |
| Physical Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $134 | $7 | $327 | 7 |
| Circumcision | surgery | $144 | $80 | $3,006 | 10 |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $145 | $14 | $1,481 | 10 |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $149 | $80 | $276 | 8 |
| Pathology (Surgical Specimen) | lab | $150 | $2 | $435 | 12 |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $166 | $19 | $542 | 15 |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $169 | $6 | $1,675 | 20 |
| Mole Removal | other | $170 | $39 | $3,857 | 16 |
| Hospital Observation | other | $183 | $31 | $2,056 | 14 |
| Deb Subq Tissue 20 SQ Cm/< | other | $183 | $11 | $15,567 | 7 |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $193 | $25 | $2,864 | 22 |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $194 | $4 | $1,912 | 21 |
| Hospital Admission | other | $195 | $75 | $426 | 13 |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $196 | $32 | $3,893 | 30 |
| Ultrasound of the Abdomen | imaging | $210 | $25 | $697 | 7 |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $219 | $33 | $965 | 15 |
| Drainage of Skin Abscess | other | $244 | $93 | $512 | 7 |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $249 | $26 | $858 | 18 |
| Postpartum Care | obstetric | $250 | $141 | $14,571 | 4 |
| Laminectomy (Back Decompression) | other | $254 | $163 | $933 | 4 |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $261 | $31 | $3,752 | 31 |
| DEXA Bone Density Scan | imaging | $263 | $30 | $757 | 6 |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $270 | $11 | $2,798 | 23 |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $270 | $52 | $1,353 | 15 |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $274 | $7 | $6,013 | 15 |
| Tubal Ligation | surgery | $322 | $60 | $2,473 | 15 |
| ERCP (Gallstone Removal) | other | $323 | $63 | $3,607 | 7 |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $335 | $39 | $14,789 | 33 |
| Septoplasty | surgery | $339 | $339 | $339 | 1 |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $349 | $9 | $4,629 | 18 |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $381 | $11 | $11,794 | 26 |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $394 | $67 | $877 | 8 |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $409 | $80 | $3,512 | 21 |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $412 | $9 | $34,570 | 20 |
| LASIK Eye Surgery | other | $417 | $361 | $4,106 | 6 |
| Dialysis | other | $423 | $65 | $1,691 | 15 |
| Colonoscopy (Diagnostic) | diagnostic | $481 | $207 | $1,628 | 7 |
| Bronchoscopy | diagnostic | $514 | $80 | $1,482 | 6 |
| Carotid Duplex Ultrasound | imaging | $536 | $27 | $1,006 | 7 |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $538 | $80 | $2,539 | 17 |
| Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD) | diagnostic | $538 | $113 | $2,539 | 7 |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $562 | $67 | $6,147 | 18 |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $566 | $9 | $8,256 | 23 |
| CT Head | imaging | $582 | $35 | $17,981 | 36 |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $613 | $80 | $1,680 | 16 |
| Hernia Repair (Inguinal) | surgery | $620 | $78 | $3,280 | 7 |
| CT Scan of the Chest | imaging | $664 | $62 | $2,192 | 7 |
| Thoracentesis | other | $680 | $71 | $2,526 | 13 |
| Bunionectomy | other | $700 | $205 | $3,326 | 11 |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $708 | $6 | $22,969 | 25 |
| Hip Arthroscopy | other | $714 | $9 | $22,420 | 3 |
| Hernia Repair (Umbilical) | surgery | $738 | $95 | $2,031 | 8 |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $770 | $47 | $6,680 | 26 |
| Hysterectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $789 | $6 | $51,459 | 27 |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $797 | $7 | $3,588 | 33 |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $810 | $58 | $6,234 | 16 |
| CT Scan of the Head | imaging | $836 | $35 | $2,916 | 7 |
| Prenatal Care | obstetric | $850 | $70 | $2,123 | 5 |
| Lumpectomy (Breast) | surgery | $856 | $80 | $3,865 | 9 |
| Gastric Sleeve (Weight Loss Surgery) | other | $882 | $882 | $882 | 1 |
| COPD Management | other | $884 | $16 | $9,328 | 30 |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $897 | $70 | $6,783 | 30 |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $916 | $63 | $15,359 | 27 |
| Rotator Cuff Repair | surgery | $916 | $469 | $3,689 | 5 |
| CT Cervical Spine without Contrast | imaging | $950 | $41 | $2,624 | 7 |
| CT Chest | imaging | $967 | $62 | $3,809 | 18 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $967 | $67 | $4,759 | 17 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast | imaging | $967 | $73 | $4,759 | 7 |
| CT Spine | imaging | $1,027 | $67 | $2,005 | 8 |
| Prostatectomy | other | $1,030 | $14 | $22,598 | 21 |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $1,074 | $6 | $41,420 | 26 |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $1,178 | $67 | $3,586 | 16 |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $1,183 | $67 | $4,390 | 17 |
| MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar) | imaging | $1,183 | $68 | $4,390 | 7 |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $1,257 | $66 | $109,361 | 30 |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $1,268 | $98 | $4,788 | 11 |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $1,274 | $1 | $7,290 | 16 |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $1,315 | $70 | $19,956 | 12 |
| Cardiac Ablation | other | $1,481 | $90 | $2,325 | 3 |
| Cataract Surgery | surgery | $1,633 | $75 | $5,619 | 11 |
| Endometrial Ablation | other | $1,761 | $200 | $5,207 | 10 |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $1,762 | $67 | $20,413 | 17 |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $1,980 | $473 | $5,181 | 7 |
| PET Scan | imaging | $2,375 | $100 | $5,738 | 13 |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $2,631 | $30 | $34,609 | 33 |
| Spinal Fusion | surgery | $4,748 | $77 | $33,511 | 10 |
| Pacemaker Insertion | cardiac | $5,652 | $90 | $12,049 | 11 |
| Heart Valve Replacement | other | $5,855 | $90 | $162,029 | 5 |
| Angioplasty with Stent (PCI) | other | $10,180 | $90 | $59,209 | 10 |
| CABG (Heart Bypass Surgery) | other | $12,232 | $12,232 | $12,232 | 1 |
Every shoppable procedure with real Des Moines pricing data across 51 hospitals. Sort by median price, variability, or number of reporting hospitals.
Ranked by their median price position across all reporting procedures, relative to the Des Moines metro median. Lower index scores mean consistently cheaper.
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Pricing data sourced from federally mandated hospital Machine-Readable Files.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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