108 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $32 to $4,303.
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Des Moines publishes cash-pay pricing for 108 procedures, as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180. The median cash price across all published procedures is $350, with individual procedure prices ranging from $32 to $4,303 as of 2026-09-01. Source: Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Machine-Readable File. ProcedureRadar.
By Kevin Monangai, Founder, ProcedureRadar.
Hospital profile pages are what we wish existed when our own family was trying to figure out a bill. Each one shows every procedure that hospital publishes, pulled straight from its own federally mandated transparency file, one of roughly 3,500 we track and refresh monthly. We link back to the raw file every time, so you can verify the prices yourself. No middleman, no spin.
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center's cash pay prices range from $32 (Vitamin D Test) to $4,303 (PET Scan).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $32 | $21 to $40 | Low |
| Weight Management Program | preventive | $40 | $40 to $50 | Low |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $47 | $23 to $59 | Low |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $48 | $38 to $72 | Low |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $56 | $37 to $67 | Low |
| ERCP (Gallstone Removal) | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Prostatectomy | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Vision Exam | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $64 | $40 to $110 | Low |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $67 | $39 to $119 | Low |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $68 | $41 to $119 | Low |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $84 | $29 to $155 | Low |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $88 | $41 to $170 | Low |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $90 | $43 to $109 | Low |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $91 | $53 to $444 | Low |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $95 | $44 to $183 | Low |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $102 | $53 to $415 | Low |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $102 | $102 to $128 | Low |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $107 | $53 to $415 | Low |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $121 | $121 to $151 | Low |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $135 | $53 to $251 | Low |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $136 | $1 to $170 | Low |
| Chemotherapy Administration | other | $143 | $43 to $179 | Low |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $144 | $53 to $403 | Low |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $150 | $5 to $181 | Low |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $154 | $154 to $192 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $157 | $53 to $196 | Low |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $158 | $158 to $198 | Low |
| IUD Insertion | other | $166 | $53 to $266 | Low |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $169 | $53 to $211 | Low |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $180 | $53 to $312 | Low |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $194 | $53 to $797 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $202 | $53 to $252 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $210 | $53 to $262 | Low |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $214 | $53 to $422 | Low |
| Circumcision | surgery | $254 | $53 to $2,247 | Low |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $259 | $179 to $424 | Low |
| Asthma Management | other | $282 | $53 to $588 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $283 | $53 to $354 | Low |
| Hospital Admission | other | $288 | $288 to $360 | Low |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $299 | $53 to $362 | Low |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $299 | $13 to $362 | Low |
| Critical Care | emergency | $302 | $53 to $661 | Low |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $318 | $53 to $386 | Low |
| Bronchoscopy | diagnostic | $324 | $324 to $405 | Low |
| Thoracentesis | other | $331 | $53 to $1,182 | Low |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $342 | $53 to $415 | Low |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $350 | $53 to $510 | Low |
| Hospital Observation | other | $355 | $355 to $444 | Low |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $366 | $53 to $444 | Low |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $391 | $53 to $474 | Low |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $408 | $53 to $547 | Low |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $435 | $348 to $1,487 | Low |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $440 | $53 to $1,659 | Low |
| Mole Removal | other | $458 | $53 to $772 | Low |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $468 | $374 to $703 | Low |
| Tubal Ligation | surgery | $472 | $63 to $1,102 | Low |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $498 | $63 to $1,166 | Low |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $522 | $522 to $653 | Low |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $596 | $144 to $1,311 | Low |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $640 | $640 to $800 | Low |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $647 | $647 to $3,104 | Low |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $649 | $53 to $2,444 | Low |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $656 | $610 to $2,137 | Low |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $683 | $53 to $854 | Low |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $690 | $53 to $1,495 | Low |
| Endometrial Ablation | other | $715 | $715 to $894 | Low |
| CT Chest | imaging | $725 | $50 to $1,713 | Low |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $836 | $211 to $1,827 | Low |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $902 | $189 to $2,019 | Low |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $1,039 | $53 to $1,744 | Low |
| CT Head | imaging | $1,118 | $53 to $1,713 | Low |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $1,122 | $790 to $1,818 | Low |
| Bunionectomy | other | $1,155 | $1,155 to $1,444 | Low |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $1,299 | $53 to $2,412 | Low |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $1,319 | $1,282 to $1,694 | Low |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $1,441 | $414 to $3,085 | Low |
| CT Spine | imaging | $1,450 | $53 to $1,813 | Low |
| Lumpectomy (Breast) | surgery | $1,574 | $1,574 to $1,967 | Low |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $1,655 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $1,669 | $1,599 to $2,173 | Low |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $1,730 | $1,728 to $2,164 | Low |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $1,741 | $1,741 to $2,176 | Low |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $1,759 | $1,159 to $2,949 | Low |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $1,907 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $1,907 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $1,907 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $1,907 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| Hysterectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $1,990 | $1,881 to $2,623 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $2,173 | $53 to $2,716 | Low |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $2,782 | $20 to $3,372 | Low |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $2,859 | $53 to $3,574 | Low |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $3,124 | $2,929 to $4,150 | Low |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $3,175 | $63 to $3,969 | Low |
| PET Scan | imaging | $4,303 | $53 to $5,379 | Low |
| Urinalysis | lab | N/A | $5 to $9 | Low |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | N/A | $6 to $13 | Low |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | N/A | $8 to $15 | Low |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | N/A | $8 to $15 | Low |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | N/A | $8 to $17 | Low |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | N/A | $9 to $17 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | N/A | $10 to $18 | Low |
| Mammogram | preventive | N/A | $10 to $18 | Low |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | N/A | $11 to $21 | Low |
| COPD Management | other | N/A | $16 to $30 | Low |
| Diabetes Management | other | N/A | $16 to $30 | Low |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | N/A | $16 to $30 | Low |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | N/A | $16 to $30 | Low |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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