97 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $18 to $6,234.
Buchanan County Health Center in Des Moines publishes cash-pay pricing for 97 procedures, as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180. The median cash price across all published procedures is $528, with individual procedure prices ranging from $18 to $6,234 as of 2026-04-18. 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 $6,234 (MRI of the Shoulder).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $18 | $18 to $18 | Low |
| Mammogram | preventive | $40 | $40 to $40 | Low |
| Urinalysis | lab | $46 | $46 to $46 | Low |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $67 | $67 to $67 | Low |
| Cardiac Stress Test | cardiac | $76 | $76 to $76 | Low |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $76 | $76 to $76 | Low |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $81 | $81 to $81 | Low |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $90 | $90 to $90 | Low |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $94 | $94 to $94 | 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 |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $143 | $143 to $143 | Low |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $170 | $170 to $170 | Low |
| Pathology (Surgical Specimen) | lab | $172 | $172 to $172 | Low |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $172 | $172 to $172 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $173 | $173 to $173 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $173 | $173 to $173 | Low |
| COPD Management | other | $177 | $177 to $177 | Low |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $185 | $185 to $185 | Low |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $186 | $186 to $186 | Low |
| Hydration IV Infusion Init | surgery | $194 | $194 to $194 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | $199 | $199 to $199 | Low |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | lab | $199 | $199 to $199 | Low |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $207 | $207 to $207 | Low |
| Hospital Observation | other | $207 | $207 to $207 | Low |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $211 | $211 to $211 | Low |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $217 | $217 to $217 | Low |
| Drainage of Skin Abscess | other | $218 | $218 to $218 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $218 | $218 to $218 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $236 | $236 to $236 | Low |
| Physical Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $236 | $236 to $236 | Low |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $239 | $239 to $239 | Low |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $259 | $259 to $259 | Low |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $268 | $268 to $268 | Low |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $281 | $281 to $281 | Low |
| Psychotherapy Session (45 min) | therapy | $281 | $281 to $281 | Low |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $328 | $328 to $328 | Low |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $329 | $329 to $329 | Low |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $334 | $334 to $334 | Low |
| Hospital Admission | other | $387 | $387 to $387 | Low |
| X-ray Exam Hip Uni 1 View | imaging | $403 | $403 to $403 | Low |
| Knee X-Ray | imaging | $430 | $430 to $430 | Low |
| Circumcision | surgery | $503 | $503 to $503 | Low |
| Deb Subq Tissue 20 SQ Cm/< | other | $504 | $504 to $504 | Low |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $512 | $512 to $512 | 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 |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $624 | $624 to $624 | Low |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $645 | $645 to $645 | Low |
| CT Chest | imaging | $664 | $664 to $664 | Low |
| CT Scan of the Chest | imaging | $664 | $664 to $664 | 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 |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $757 | $757 to $757 | Low |
| DEXA Bone Density Scan | imaging | $757 | $757 to $757 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $788 | $788 to $788 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray 1 View | imaging | $788 | $788 to $788 | Low |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $827 | $827 to $827 | Low |
| Colonoscopy (Diagnostic) | diagnostic | $905 | $905 to $905 | Low |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $905 | $905 to $905 | Low |
| Carotid Duplex Ultrasound | imaging | $932 | $932 to $932 | Low |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $965 | $965 to $965 | Low |
| Asthma Management | other | $981 | $981 to $981 | Low |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $1,070 | $1,070 to $1,070 | Low |
| Dialysis | other | $1,074 | $1,074 to $1,074 | Low |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $1,324 | $1,324 to $1,324 | Low |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $1,555 | $1,555 to $1,555 | 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 |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $1,622 | $1,622 to $1,622 | Low |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $1,675 | $1,675 to $1,675 | Low |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $1,956 | $1,956 to $1,956 | 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 |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $2,246 | $2,246 to $2,246 | 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 Head | imaging | $2,916 | $2,916 to $2,916 | Low |
| CT Scan of the Head | imaging | $2,916 | $2,916 to $2,916 | Low |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $3,050 | $3,050 to $3,050 | Low |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $3,586 | $3,586 to $3,586 | Low |
| Prostatectomy | other | $3,703 | $3,703 to $3,703 | Low |
| Cardiac Catheterization | cardiac | $3,759 | $3,759 to $3,759 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $3,760 | $3,760 to $3,760 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast | imaging | $3,760 | $3,760 to $3,760 | Low |
| MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar) | imaging | $4,390 | $4,390 to $4,390 | Low |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $4,390 | $4,390 to $4,390 | Low |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $5,057 | $5,057 to $5,057 | Low |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $5,515 | $5,515 to $5,515 | Low |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $6,013 | $6,013 to $6,013 | Low |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $6,147 | $6,147 to $6,147 | Low |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $6,234 | $6,234 to $6,234 | Low |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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