108 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $18 to $4,822.
Buchanan County Health 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 $493, with individual procedure prices ranging from $18 to $4,822 as of 2026-09-01. Source: Buchanan County Health 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.
Buchanan County Health Center's cash pay prices range from $18 (Emergency Room Visit) to $4,822 (MRI of the Abdomen).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $18 | $18 to $18 | Low |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $39 | $39 to $39 | Low |
| Mammogram | preventive | $40 | $40 to $40 | Low |
| Urinalysis | lab | $46 | $46 to $46 | Low |
| Cardiac Stress Test | cardiac | $76 | $76 to $76 | Low |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $81 | $81 to $81 | Low |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $90 | $90 to $90 | Low |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $91 | $91 to $91 | Low |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $94 | $94 to $94 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | $110 | $110 to $199 | Low |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $120 | $120 to $120 | Low |
| IV Infusion, 1st Hr | surgery | $122 | $122 to $122 | Low |
| Diabetes Management | other | $125 | $125 to $125 | Low |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $135 | $135 to $135 | Low |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $137 | $137 to $137 | Low |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $137 | $137 to $137 | Low |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $141 | $141 to $141 | Low |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $143 | $143 to $143 | Low |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $144 | $144 to $218 | Low |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $144 | $144 to $144 | Low |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $146 | $146 to $146 | Low |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $151 | $151 to $151 | Low |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $165 | $165 to $165 | Low |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $168 | $168 to $168 | Low |
| Pathology (Surgical Specimen) | lab | $172 | $172 to $172 | Low |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $172 | $172 to $172 | Low |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $172 | $172 to $172 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $173 | $173 to $173 | Low |
| COPD Management | other | $177 | $177 to $177 | Low |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $186 | $186 to $186 | Low |
| Hydration IV Infusion Init | surgery | $194 | $194 to $194 | Low |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $194 | $194 to $194 | Low |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $197 | $197 to $197 | Low |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | lab | $199 | $199 to $199 | Low |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $217 | $217 to $217 | Low |
| Drainage of Skin Abscess | other | $218 | $218 to $218 | Low |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $227 | $227 to $227 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $236 | $236 to $236 | Low |
| Physical Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $236 | $236 to $236 | Low |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $238 | $238 to $238 | Low |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $239 | $239 to $239 | Low |
| Hospital Observation | other | $269 | $269 to $269 | Low |
| Psychotherapy Session (45 min) | therapy | $281 | $281 to $281 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $286 | $286 to $286 | Low |
| Hospital Admission | other | $291 | $291 to $291 | Low |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $369 | $369 to $369 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $374 | $374 to $374 | Low |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $383 | $383 to $383 | Low |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $393 | $393 to $393 | Low |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $400 | $400 to $400 | Low |
| X-ray Exam Hip Uni 1 View | imaging | $403 | $403 to $403 | Low |
| Knee X-Ray | imaging | $430 | $430 to $430 | Low |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $456 | $456 to $456 | Low |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $482 | $482 to $482 | Low |
| Circumcision | surgery | $503 | $503 to $503 | Low |
| Deb Subq Tissue 20 SQ Cm/< | other | $504 | $504 to $504 | Low |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $504 | $504 to $504 | Low |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $508 | $508 to $508 | Low |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $528 | $528 to $528 | Low |
| X-ray Exam of Shoulder | imaging | $528 | $528 to $528 | Low |
| Critical Care | emergency | $580 | $580 to $580 | Low |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $602 | $602 to $799 | Low |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $616 | $616 to $3,715 | Low |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $624 | $624 to $624 | Low |
| Asthma Management | other | $651 | $651 to $981 | Low |
| CT Chest | imaging | $664 | $664 to $3,078 | Low |
| CT Scan of the Chest | imaging | $664 | $664 to $664 | Low |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $669 | $669 to $925 | Low |
| Mole Removal | other | $670 | $670 to $670 | Low |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $697 | $697 to $697 | Low |
| Ultrasound of the Abdomen | imaging | $697 | $697 to $697 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $704 | $704 to $704 | Low |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $757 | $757 to $757 | Low |
| DEXA Bone Density Scan | imaging | $757 | $757 to $757 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray 1 View | imaging | $788 | $788 to $788 | Low |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $800 | $800 to $800 | Low |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $898 | $898 to $898 | Low |
| Colonoscopy (Diagnostic) | diagnostic | $905 | $905 to $905 | Low |
| Carotid Duplex Ultrasound | imaging | $932 | $932 to $932 | Low |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $932 | $932 to $1,462 | Low |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $1,008 | $1,008 to $1,070 | Low |
| Dialysis | other | $1,074 | $1,074 to $1,074 | Low |
| Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD) | diagnostic | $1,555 | $1,555 to $1,555 | Low |
| Thoracentesis | other | $1,594 | $1,594 to $1,594 | Low |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $1,596 | $1,596 to $1,596 | Low |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $1,675 | $1,675 to $1,675 | Low |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $1,680 | $1,680 to $1,680 | Low |
| CT Head | imaging | $1,868 | $1,868 to $2,916 | Low |
| Hernia Repair (Inguinal) | surgery | $1,956 | $1,956 to $1,956 | Low |
| Hernia Repair (Umbilical) | surgery | $2,031 | $2,031 to $2,031 | Low |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $2,048 | $2,048 to $2,048 | Low |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $2,450 | $2,450 to $2,461 | Low |
| CT Spine | imaging | $2,618 | $2,618 to $2,618 | Low |
| CT Cervical Spine without Contrast | imaging | $2,624 | $2,624 to $2,624 | Low |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $2,735 | $2,735 to $2,735 | Low |
| CT Scan of the Head | imaging | $2,916 | $2,916 to $2,916 | Low |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $3,001 | $3,001 to $3,267 | Low |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $3,305 | $3,305 to $3,305 | Low |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $3,305 | $3,305 to $3,956 | Low |
| Prostatectomy | other | $3,703 | $3,703 to $3,703 | Low |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $3,719 | $3,719 to $3,719 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $3,736 | $3,736 to $3,736 | Low |
| Cardiac Catheterization | cardiac | $3,759 | $3,759 to $3,759 | Low |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $3,759 | $3,759 to $6,013 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast | imaging | $3,760 | $3,760 to $3,760 | Low |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $3,896 | $3,896 to $3,896 | Low |
| MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar) | imaging | $4,390 | $4,390 to $4,390 | Low |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $4,822 | $4,822 to $4,822 | Low |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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