112 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $4 to $1,970.
Spencer Municipal Hospital in Des Moines publishes cash-pay pricing for 112 procedures, as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180. The median cash price across all published procedures is $48, with individual procedure prices ranging from $4 to $1,970 as of 2026-09-01. Source: Spencer Municipal Hospital 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.
Spencer Municipal Hospital's cash pay prices range from $4 (Flu Vaccination) to $1,970 (Prostatectomy).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flu Vaccination | preventive | $4 | $4 to $53 | Low |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | $4 | $4 to $18 | Low |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $5 | $5 to $570 | Low |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $5 | $5 to $99 | Low |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $6 | $6 to $25 | Low |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $7 | $7 to $29 | Low |
| Urinalysis | lab | $7 | $7 to $39 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | $7 | $7 to $31 | Low |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $8 | $8 to $58 | Low |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | $8 | $8 to $111 | Low |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $9 | $9 to $39 | Low |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $11 | $11 to $47 | Low |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $12 | $12 to $50 | Low |
| Prostate Cancer Screening | other | $12 | $12 to $117 | Low |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | $13 | $13 to $56 | Low |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $14 | $14 to $58 | Low |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $14 | $14 to $315 | Low |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $15 | $15 to $63 | Low |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | $15 | $15 to $66 | Low |
| Asthma Management | other | $15 | $15 to $245 | Low |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $17 | $17 to $71 | Low |
| Chemotherapy Administration | other | $17 | $17 to $661 | Low |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $17 | $17 to $73 | Low |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $18 | $18 to $78 | Low |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $19 | $19 to $81 | Low |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $19 | $19 to $82 | Low |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $20 | $20 to $86 | Low |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $20 | $20 to $1,562 | Low |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $22 | $22 to $96 | Low |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $23 | $23 to $99 | Low |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $23 | $23 to $133 | Low |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $24 | $24 to $103 | Low |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $24 | $24 to $104 | Low |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $24 | $24 to $104 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $26 | $26 to $178 | Low |
| Skin Biopsy | other | $26 | $26 to $225 | Low |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $27 | $27 to $115 | Low |
| Hospital Observation | other | $27 | $27 to $192 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $28 | $28 to $238 | Low |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $28 | $28 to $120 | Low |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $29 | $29 to $196 | Low |
| Diabetes Management | other | $29 | $29 to $125 | Low |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $29 | $29 to $277 | Low |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $30 | $30 to $219 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $30 | $30 to $285 | Low |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $32 | $32 to $650 | Low |
| Weight Management Program | preventive | $33 | $33 to $140 | Low |
| Mole Removal | other | $33 | $33 to $143 | Low |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $36 | $36 to $475 | Low |
| COPD Management | other | $41 | $41 to $176 | Low |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $43 | $43 to $186 | Low |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $44 | $44 to $310 | Low |
| Annual Wellness Visit (Established) | preventive | $44 | $44 to $190 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $47 | $47 to $200 | Low |
| IUD Insertion | other | $47 | $47 to $2,241 | Low |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $48 | $48 to $6,789 | Low |
| Newborn Care | obstetric | $48 | $48 to $207 | Low |
| Hospital Admission | other | $51 | $51 to $220 | Low |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $53 | $53 to $464 | Low |
| Annual Wellness Visit (New) | preventive | $55 | $55 to $237 | Low |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $57 | $57 to $1,302 | Low |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $61 | $61 to $628 | Low |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $70 | $70 to $350 | Low |
| Thoracentesis | other | $71 | $71 to $310 | Low |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $72 | $72 to $4,603 | Low |
| Mammogram | preventive | $73 | $73 to $314 | Low |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $83 | $83 to $357 | Low |
| Critical Care | emergency | $117 | $117 to $499 | Low |
| Radiation Therapy | other | $119 | $119 to $528 | Low |
| Circumcision | surgery | $119 | $119 to $511 | Low |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $121 | $121 to $519 | Low |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $123 | $123 to $524 | Low |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $125 | $125 to $537 | Low |
| Bronchoscopy | diagnostic | $129 | $129 to $550 | Low |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $140 | $140 to $925 | Low |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $142 | $142 to $610 | Low |
| CT Head | imaging | $166 | $166 to $939 | Low |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $191 | $191 to $816 | Low |
| CT Spine | imaging | $263 | $263 to $1,125 | Low |
| CT Chest | imaging | $284 | $284 to $1,217 | Low |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $334 | $334 to $1,628 | Low |
| Septoplasty | surgery | $339 | $339 to $1,450 | Low |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $350 | $350 to $1,499 | Low |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $351 | $351 to $1,647 | Low |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $387 | $387 to $1,655 | Low |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $405 | $405 to $1,950 | Low |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $409 | $409 to $2,232 | Low |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $415 | $415 to $1,777 | Low |
| Cardiac Catheterization | cardiac | $416 | $416 to $1,778 | Low |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $432 | $432 to $1,848 | Low |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $440 | $440 to $1,882 | Low |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $473 | $473 to $2,025 | Low |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $479 | $479 to $2,400 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $510 | $510 to $2,180 | Low |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $531 | $531 to $2,270 | Low |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $548 | $548 to $2,345 | Low |
| Spinal Fusion | surgery | $550 | $550 to $4,201 | Low |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $559 | $559 to $3,193 | Low |
| Bunionectomy | other | $561 | $561 to $10,077 | Low |
| Dialysis | other | $568 | $568 to $2,431 | Low |
| Laminectomy (Back Decompression) | other | $600 | $600 to $3,632 | Low |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $627 | $627 to $3,177 | Low |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $678 | $678 to $2,900 | Low |
| Hip Arthroscopy | other | $709 | $709 to $3,035 | Low |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $744 | $744 to $3,184 | Low |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $902 | $902 to $3,860 | Low |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $1,005 | $1,005 to $4,300 | Low |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $1,050 | $1,050 to $4,490 | Low |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $1,052 | $1,052 to $4,500 | Low |
| PET Scan | imaging | $1,106 | $1,106 to $4,730 | Low |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $1,204 | $1,204 to $5,150 | Low |
| Prostatectomy | other | $1,970 | $1,970 to $8,428 | Low |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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