CostGrade

All published prices at University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics

254 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.

C
Procedure Patients Charged Actually paid vs national
Level 2 Urology and Related Services

APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit

3,128 $7,443 $595 +137%
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit

845 $11,855 $2,054 about average
Level 3 Urology and Related Services

APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit

689 $9,458 $1,770 -27%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

670 $9,430 $1,415 -6%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

626 $25,934 $2,415 +33%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

520 $10,642 $1,559 -9%
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit

477 $27,785 $3,603 +34%
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit

412 $20,226 $2,461 +14%
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures

APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit

398 $110,861 $20,996 -16%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

344 $59,924 $11,534 -4%
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures

APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit

343 $12,694 $2,071 -12%
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

342 $17,491 $2,856 -31%
Level 4 Urology and Related Services

APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit

300 $21,023 $3,070 about average
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

286 $17,035 $2,774 -11%
Level 5 Urology and Related Services

APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit

250 $27,684 $4,595 about average
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit

241 $57,912 $9,120 -3%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

230 $98,391 $21,701 +51%
Level 5 ENT Procedures

APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit

165 $33,998 $5,201 about average
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

158 $76,938 $15,596 +77%
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit

155 $7,550 $1,468 -34%
Level 1 Nerve Procedures

APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit

155 $11,040 $1,688 about average
Complex GI Procedures

APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit

153 $35,666 $4,832 +19%
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit

151 $56,429 $9,432 -17%
Stroke (severe)

MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay

148 $96,035 $20,611 +26%
Respiratory Failure

MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay

148 $77,225 $15,179 +60%
Stroke (with complications)

MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay

143 $68,610 $12,434 +51%
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit

138 $18,727 $3,212 -17%
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 025 · Inpatient stay

136 $163,600 $43,429 -15%
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

136 $35,420 $6,385 -11%
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures

APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit

131 $15,116 $3,022 -35%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

131 $37,364 $5,024 +6%
Level 2 Vascular Procedures

APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit

127 $7,021 $1,403 -18%
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit

127 $41,716 $9,400 -19%
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit

110 $21,076 $3,344 -4%
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures

APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit

105 $16,230 $2,719 -11%
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications

MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay

103 $100,703 $29,635 -19%
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit

102 $86,043 $16,306 +4%
Level 4 Vascular Procedures

APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit

97 $30,270 $4,524 -16%
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures

APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit

97 $29,882 $4,590 +23%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications

MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay

94 $144,189 $34,955 about average
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit

94 $22,455 $2,840 +10%
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit

93 $26,237 $4,970 -24%
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures

APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit

91 $78,569 $26,779 -30%
Level 7 Radiation Therapy

APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit

91 $46,760 $6,950 -21%
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures

APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit

85 $87,948 $29,275 -41%
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)

MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay

84 $100,012 $21,081 +20%
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)

MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay

84 $215,545 $52,818 +21%
Cochlear Implant Procedure

APC 5166 · Hospital outpatient visit

76 $83,772 $28,750 -31%
Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications

MS-DRG 847 · Inpatient stay

74 $45,797 $14,017 -14%
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures

APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit

74 $28,347 $4,344 -6%
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay

67 $217,216 $57,763 -10%
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit

67 $60,215 $17,352 -37%
Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures without Cardiac Catheterization

MS-DRG 219 · Inpatient stay

64 $286,390 $71,981 -15%
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit

64 $8,912 $1,417 -21%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications

MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay

61 $81,218 $23,222 -19%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

60 $66,171 $14,718 +42%
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit

58 $31,350 $3,402 +31%
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major

MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay

56 $159,349 $43,179 -16%
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures

APC 5416 · Hospital outpatient visit

56 $32,415 $6,744 -21%
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Central Nervous System Principal

MS-DRG 023 · Inpatient stay

55 $247,145 $58,491 +8%
Respiratory Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay

55 $68,240 $17,887 +24%
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization with Major

MS-DRG 286 · Inpatient stay

55 $124,161 $22,968 +41%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours

MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay

54 $108,927 $27,554 -4%
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)

MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay

53 $84,960 $19,367 +20%
Level 3 ENT Procedures

APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit

52 $5,585 $1,341 -13%
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)

MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay

51 $55,057 $11,013 +33%
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures

APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit

51 $60,450 $18,077 -25%
Chimeric Antigen Receptor (car) T-cell and Other Immunotherapies

MS-DRG 018 · Inpatient stay

50 $2,089,368 $452,054 +6%
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)

MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay

49 $34,165 $8,464 +12%
Back Problems (without major complications)

MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay

49 $49,516 $10,567 +27%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay

49 $77,101 $15,041 +59%
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications

MS-DRG 253 · Inpatient stay

49 $146,182 $26,779 +30%
Kidney Failure (with complications)

MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay

48 $47,724 $10,236 +45%
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 027 · Inpatient stay

48 $102,032 $22,951 -16%
Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with Major Complications

MS-DRG 235 · Inpatient stay

48 $210,736 $54,545 -12%
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit

48 $45,761 $5,723 +16%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay

47 $188,528 $45,930 +5%
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures

APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit

46 $14,520 $2,451 -12%
Level 4 ENT Procedures

APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit

46 $17,847 $2,574 -6%
Pulmonary Embolism with Major Complications or Acute Cor Pulmonale

MS-DRG 175 · Inpatient stay

45 $60,097 $15,310 +10%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay

45 $56,471 $9,452 +85%
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay

45 $44,287 $9,013 +49%
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications

MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay

45 $156,548 $55,128 -30%
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit

45 $30,041 $7,448 -21%
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit

44 $73,157 $14,909 -23%
Level 4 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures

APC 5504 · Hospital outpatient visit

42 $23,567 $3,451 about average
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 270 · Inpatient stay

41 $279,288 $64,409 +24%
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures

APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit

41 $31,530 $5,985 +20%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications

MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay

40 $107,670 $22,598 +38%
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Complications

MS-DRG 660 · Inpatient stay

40 $61,562 $13,425 +11%
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications

MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay

40 $131,117 $29,936 +10%
Kidney Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay

39 $79,386 $16,756 +50%
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Major Complications

MS-DRG 082 · Inpatient stay

38 $102,829 $22,772 +6%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive

MS-DRG 457 · Inpatient stay

38 $209,780 $59,842 -27%
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)

MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay

37 $156,669 $30,558 +9%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications

MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay

37 $33,729 $10,008 -13%
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Complications

MS-DRG 657 · Inpatient stay

37 $92,376 $17,629 about average
Seizures without Major Complications

MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay

36 $46,350 $10,267 +14%
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay

36 $76,616 $14,218 +88%
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)

MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay

36 $39,794 $10,873 +5%

These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.