108 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $32 to $4,303.
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 $350, with individual procedure prices ranging from $32 to $4,303 as of 2026-10-04. 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 $32 (Vitamin D Test) to $4,303 (PET Scan).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $32 | $32 to $40 | Low |
| Weight Management Program | preventive | $40 | $40 to $40 | Low |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $47 | $23 to $59 | Low |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $48 | $39 to $72 | Low |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $56 | $56 to $67 | Low |
| ERCP (Gallstone Removal) | other | $63 | $63 to $63 | Low |
| Prostatectomy | other | $63 | $63 to $63 | Low |
| Vision Exam | other | $63 | $63 to $63 | Low |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $64 | $40 to $110 | Low |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $67 | $39 to $119 | Low |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $68 | $41 to $119 | Low |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $84 | $44 to $155 | Low |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $88 | $41 to $170 | Low |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $90 | $90 to $109 | Low |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $91 | $91 to $444 | Low |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $95 | $44 to $183 | Low |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $102 | $102 to $415 | Low |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $102 | $102 to $102 | Low |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $107 | $107 to $415 | Low |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $121 | $121 to $121 | Low |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $135 | $69 to $251 | Low |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $136 | $136 to $170 | Low |
| Chemotherapy Administration | other | $143 | $143 to $179 | Low |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $144 | $144 to $322 | Low |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $150 | $7 to $181 | Low |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $154 | $154 to $154 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $157 | $157 to $196 | Low |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $158 | $158 to $158 | Low |
| IUD Insertion | other | $166 | $166 to $266 | Low |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $169 | $169 to $211 | Low |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $180 | $110 to $312 | Low |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $194 | $63 to $797 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $202 | $202 to $252 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $210 | $210 to $262 | Low |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $214 | $90 to $422 | Low |
| Circumcision | surgery | $254 | $242 to $2,247 | Low |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $259 | $179 to $339 | Low |
| Asthma Management | other | $282 | $94 to $588 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $283 | $283 to $354 | Low |
| Hospital Admission | other | $288 | $288 to $288 | Low |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $299 | $299 to $362 | Low |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $299 | $299 to $362 | Low |
| Critical Care | emergency | $302 | $302 to $661 | Low |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $318 | $318 to $386 | Low |
| Bronchoscopy | diagnostic | $324 | $324 to $324 | Low |
| Thoracentesis | other | $331 | $331 to $1,182 | Low |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $342 | $342 to $415 | Low |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $350 | $292 to $510 | Low |
| Hospital Observation | other | $355 | $355 to $355 | Low |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $366 | $366 to $444 | Low |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $391 | $391 to $474 | Low |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $408 | $379 to $547 | Low |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $435 | $348 to $1,487 | Low |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $440 | $233 to $1,659 | Low |
| Mole Removal | other | $458 | $298 to $772 | Low |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $468 | $374 to $562 | Low |
| Tubal Ligation | surgery | $472 | $63 to $882 | Low |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $498 | $63 to $933 | Low |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $522 | $522 to $522 | Low |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $596 | $144 to $1,049 | Low |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $640 | $640 to $640 | Low |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $647 | $647 to $3,104 | Low |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $649 | $649 to $2,444 | Low |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $656 | $610 to $2,137 | Low |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $683 | $683 to $854 | Low |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $690 | $185 to $1,495 | Low |
| Endometrial Ablation | other | $715 | $715 to $715 | Low |
| CT Chest | imaging | $725 | $80 to $1,713 | Low |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $836 | $211 to $1,462 | Low |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $902 | $189 to $1,615 | Low |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $1,039 | $683 to $1,744 | Low |
| CT Head | imaging | $1,118 | $865 to $1,713 | Low |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $1,122 | $790 to $1,454 | Low |
| Bunionectomy | other | $1,155 | $1,155 to $1,155 | Low |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $1,299 | $668 to $2,412 | Low |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $1,319 | $1,282 to $1,355 | Low |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $1,441 | $414 to $2,468 | Low |
| CT Spine | imaging | $1,450 | $1,450 to $1,813 | Low |
| Lumpectomy (Breast) | surgery | $1,574 | $1,574 to $1,574 | Low |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $1,655 | $1,403 to $2,384 | Low |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $1,669 | $1,599 to $1,738 | Low |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $1,730 | $1,728 to $1,731 | Low |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $1,741 | $1,741 to $1,741 | Low |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $1,759 | $1,159 to $2,359 | Low |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $1,907 | $1,907 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $1,907 | $1,907 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $1,907 | $1,907 to $2,384 | Low |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $1,907 | $1,907 to $2,384 | Low |
| Hysterectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $1,990 | $1,881 to $2,098 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $2,173 | $2,173 to $2,716 | Low |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $2,782 | $30 to $3,372 | Low |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $2,859 | $1,188 to $3,574 | Low |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $3,124 | $2,929 to $3,320 | Low |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $3,175 | $63 to $3,175 | Low |
| PET Scan | imaging | $4,303 | $4,303 to $5,379 | Low |
| Urinalysis | lab | N/A | $7 to $9 | Low |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | N/A | $10 to $13 | Low |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | N/A | $12 to $15 | Low |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | N/A | $12 to $15 | Low |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | N/A | $14 to $17 | Low |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | N/A | $14 to $17 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | N/A | $14 to $18 | Low |
| Mammogram | preventive | N/A | $14 to $18 | Low |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | N/A | $17 to $21 | Low |
| COPD Management | other | N/A | $25 to $30 | Low |
| Diabetes Management | other | N/A | $25 to $30 | Low |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | N/A | $25 to $30 | Low |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | N/A | $25 to $30 | Low |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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