108 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $1 to $2,929.
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 $53, with individual procedure prices ranging from $1 to $2,929 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 $1 (Toenail Removal) to $2,929 (Total Hip Replacement).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $1 | $1 to $170 | Low |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $5 | $5 to $181 | Low |
| Urinalysis | lab | $5 | $5 to $9 | Low |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $6 | $6 to $13 | Low |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | $8 | $8 to $15 | Low |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | $8 | $8 to $15 | Low |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $8 | $8 to $17 | Low |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | $9 | $9 to $17 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | $10 | $10 to $18 | Low |
| Mammogram | preventive | $10 | $10 to $18 | Low |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | $11 | $11 to $21 | Low |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $13 | $13 to $362 | Low |
| COPD Management | other | $16 | $16 to $30 | Low |
| Diabetes Management | other | $16 | $16 to $30 | Low |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $16 | $16 to $30 | Low |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $16 | $16 to $30 | Low |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $20 | $20 to $3,372 | Low |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $21 | $21 to $40 | Low |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $23 | $23 to $59 | Low |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $29 | $29 to $155 | Low |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $37 | $37 to $67 | Low |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $38 | $38 to $72 | Low |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $39 | $39 to $119 | Low |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $40 | $40 to $110 | Low |
| Weight Management Program | preventive | $40 | $40 to $50 | Low |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $41 | $41 to $119 | Low |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $41 | $41 to $170 | Low |
| Chemotherapy Administration | other | $43 | $43 to $179 | Low |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $43 | $43 to $109 | Low |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $44 | $44 to $183 | Low |
| CT Chest | imaging | $50 | $50 to $1,713 | Low |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $53 | $53 to $415 | Low |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $53 | $53 to $1,659 | Low |
| Asthma Management | other | $53 | $53 to $588 | Low |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $53 | $53 to $2,412 | Low |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $53 | $53 to $854 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $53 | $53 to $196 | Low |
| Circumcision | surgery | $53 | $53 to $2,247 | Low |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $53 | $53 to $415 | Low |
| Critical Care | emergency | $53 | $53 to $661 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $53 | $53 to $2,716 | Low |
| CT Head | imaging | $53 | $53 to $1,713 | Low |
| CT Spine | imaging | $53 | $53 to $1,813 | Low |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $53 | $53 to $1,744 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $53 | $53 to $262 | Low |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $53 | $53 to $2,444 | Low |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $53 | $53 to $312 | Low |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $53 | $53 to $444 | Low |
| IUD Insertion | other | $53 | $53 to $266 | Low |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $53 | $53 to $362 | Low |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $53 | $53 to $211 | Low |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $53 | $53 to $403 | Low |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $53 | $53 to $797 | Low |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $53 | $53 to $251 | Low |
| Mole Removal | other | $53 | $53 to $772 | Low |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $53 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $53 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $53 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $53 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $53 | $53 to $2,384 | Low |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $53 | $53 to $444 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $53 | $53 to $252 | Low |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $53 | $53 to $1,495 | Low |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $53 | $53 to $386 | Low |
| PET Scan | imaging | $53 | $53 to $5,379 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $53 | $53 to $354 | Low |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $53 | $53 to $510 | Low |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $53 | $53 to $422 | Low |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $53 | $53 to $547 | Low |
| Thoracentesis | other | $53 | $53 to $1,182 | Low |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $53 | $53 to $415 | Low |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $53 | $53 to $3,574 | Low |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $53 | $53 to $474 | Low |
| ERCP (Gallstone Removal) | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Prostatectomy | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $63 | $63 to $3,969 | Low |
| Tubal Ligation | surgery | $63 | $63 to $1,102 | Low |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $63 | $63 to $1,166 | Low |
| Vision Exam | other | $63 | $63 to $79 | Low |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $102 | $102 to $128 | Low |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $121 | $121 to $151 | Low |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $144 | $144 to $1,311 | Low |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $154 | $154 to $192 | Low |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $158 | $158 to $198 | Low |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $179 | $179 to $424 | Low |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $189 | $189 to $2,019 | Low |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $211 | $211 to $1,827 | Low |
| Hospital Admission | other | $288 | $288 to $360 | Low |
| Bronchoscopy | diagnostic | $324 | $324 to $405 | Low |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $348 | $348 to $1,487 | Low |
| Hospital Observation | other | $355 | $355 to $444 | Low |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $374 | $374 to $703 | Low |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $414 | $414 to $3,085 | Low |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $522 | $522 to $653 | Low |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $610 | $610 to $2,137 | Low |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $640 | $640 to $800 | Low |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $647 | $647 to $3,104 | Low |
| Endometrial Ablation | other | $715 | $715 to $894 | Low |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $790 | $790 to $1,818 | Low |
| Bunionectomy | other | $1,155 | $1,155 to $1,444 | Low |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $1,159 | $1,159 to $2,949 | Low |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $1,282 | $1,282 to $1,694 | Low |
| Lumpectomy (Breast) | surgery | $1,574 | $1,574 to $1,967 | Low |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $1,599 | $1,599 to $2,173 | Low |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $1,728 | $1,728 to $2,164 | Low |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $1,741 | $1,741 to $2,176 | Low |
| Hysterectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $1,881 | $1,881 to $2,623 | Low |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $2,929 | $2,929 to $4,150 | Low |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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