108 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $4 to $2,631.
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 $100, with individual procedure prices ranging from $4 to $2,631 as of 2026-04-18. 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 $4 (Blood Draw (Venipuncture)) to $2,631 (Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic)).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $4 | $4 to $146 | Low |
| Urinalysis | lab | $4 | $4 to $2,276 | Low |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $6 | $6 to $100 | Low |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | $7 | $7 to $100 | Low |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | $7 | $7 to $100 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | $9 | $9 to $100 | Low |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $9 | $9 to $100 | Low |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | $11 | $11 to $100 | Low |
| Mammogram | preventive | $12 | $12 to $100 | Low |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | $13 | $13 to $100 | Low |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $15 | $15 to $30 | Low |
| COPD Management | other | $16 | $16 to $353 | Low |
| Diabetes Management | other | $16 | $16 to $254 | Low |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $16 | $16 to $168 | Low |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $16 | $16 to $258 | Low |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $21 | $21 to $100 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $28 | $28 to $677 | Low |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $29 | $29 to $100 | Low |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $37 | $37 to $618 | Low |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $40 | $40 to $147 | Low |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $40 | $40 to $147 | Low |
| Weight Management Program | preventive | $40 | $40 to $50 | Low |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $41 | $41 to $147 | Low |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $41 | $41 to $183 | Low |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $41 | $41 to $170 | Low |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $49 | $49 to $221 | Low |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $53 | $53 to $386 | Low |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $53 | $53 to $310 | Low |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $56 | $56 to $1,744 | Low |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $59 | $59 to $109 | Low |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| ERCP (Gallstone Removal) | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Hysterectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $63 | $63 to $183 | Low |
| Prostatectomy | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Tubal Ligation | surgery | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Vision Exam | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $78 | $78 to $148 | Low |
| Chemotherapy Administration | other | $94 | $94 to $179 | Low |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $95 | $95 to $560 | Low |
| Asthma Management | other | $100 | $100 to $588 | Low |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $100 | $100 to $854 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $100 | $100 to $313 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $100 | $100 to $3,249 | Low |
| CT Chest | imaging | $100 | $100 to $1,941 | Low |
| CT Head | imaging | $100 | $100 to $1,713 | Low |
| CT Spine | imaging | $100 | $100 to $1,988 | Low |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $100 | $100 to $2,572 | Low |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $100 | $100 to $2,572 | Low |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $100 | $100 to $2,572 | Low |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $100 | $100 to $2,572 | Low |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $100 | $100 to $2,572 | Low |
| PET Scan | imaging | $100 | $100 to $5,379 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $100 | $100 to $453 | Low |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $100 | $100 to $547 | Low |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $101 | $101 to $275 | Low |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $111 | $111 to $487 | Low |
| IUD Insertion | other | $145 | $145 to $266 | Low |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $147 | $147 to $444 | Low |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $147 | $147 to $422 | Low |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $147 | $147 to $415 | Low |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $149 | $149 to $435 | Low |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $152 | $152 to $415 | Low |
| Circumcision | surgery | $168 | $168 to $608 | Low |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $182 | $182 to $228 | Low |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $198 | $198 to $362 | Low |
| Thoracentesis | other | $219 | $219 to $789 | Low |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $222 | $222 to $277 | Low |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $226 | $226 to $415 | Low |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $228 | $228 to $285 | Low |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $228 | $228 to $419 | Low |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $270 | $270 to $510 | Low |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $276 | $276 to $4,181 | Low |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $290 | $290 to $1,778 | Low |
| Critical Care | emergency | $302 | $302 to $661 | Low |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $311 | $311 to $389 | Low |
| Bronchoscopy | diagnostic | $324 | $324 to $405 | Low |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $338 | $338 to $422 | Low |
| Mole Removal | other | $358 | $358 to $772 | Low |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $367 | $367 to $698 | Low |
| Hospital Admission | other | $426 | $426 to $532 | Low |
| Hospital Observation | other | $457 | $457 to $571 | Low |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $522 | $522 to $1,487 | Low |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $562 | $562 to $703 | Low |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $616 | $616 to $770 | Low |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $649 | $649 to $2,444 | Low |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $662 | $662 to $827 | Low |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $668 | $668 to $2,412 | Low |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $714 | $714 to $1,307 | Low |
| Endometrial Ablation | other | $715 | $715 to $894 | Low |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $778 | $778 to $2,512 | Low |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $902 | $902 to $3,104 | Low |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $1,049 | $1,049 to $1,311 | Low |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $1,188 | $1,188 to $7,143 | Low |
| Bunionectomy | other | $1,258 | $1,258 to $1,573 | Low |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $1,462 | $1,462 to $1,827 | Low |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $1,935 | $1,935 to $3,541 | Low |
| Lumpectomy (Breast) | surgery | $2,206 | $2,206 to $2,757 | Low |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $2,248 | $2,248 to $2,810 | Low |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $2,306 | $2,306 to $2,882 | Low |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $2,359 | $2,359 to $2,949 | Low |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $2,631 | $2,631 to $3,289 | Low |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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