125 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $30 to $27,262.
Virginia Gay Hospital in Des Moines publishes cash-pay pricing for 125 procedures, as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180. The median cash price across all published procedures is $275, with individual procedure prices ranging from $30 to $27,262 as of 2026-10-04. Source: Virginia Gay 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.
Virginia Gay Hospital's cash pay prices range from $30 (Pap Smear) to $27,262 (Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic)).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pap Smear | preventive | $30 | $15 to $71 | High |
| Flu Vaccination | preventive | $47 | $8 to $71 | High |
| Blood Test | lab | $85 | $7 to $192 | High |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $88 | $55 to $112 | High |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $89 | $56 to $113 | High |
| Mammogram | preventive | $90 | $44 to $340 | High |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $91 | $57 to $3,387 | High |
| Prostate Cancer Screening | other | $129 | $17 to $165 | High |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $136 | $58 to $170 | High |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $136 | $58 to $260 | High |
| Skin Biopsy | other | $164 | $70 to $402 | High |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $250 | $8 to $444 | High |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $299 | $30 to $374 | High |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $348 | $45 to $706 | High |
| IUD Insertion | other | $419 | $53 to $534 | High |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $522 | $70 to $3,390 | High |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $619 | $178 to $4,095 | High |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $1,055 | $70 to $2,738 | High |
| CT Head | imaging | $1,271 | $107 to $1,510 | High |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $1,661 | $36 to $2,595 | High |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $2,210 | $70 to $2,818 | High |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $2,225 | $70 to $4,441 | High |
| COPD Management | other | $13,280 | $70 to $23,615 | High |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $27,262 | $70 to $34,078 | High |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | N/A | $4 to $6,481 | High |
| Urinalysis | lab | N/A | $1 to $71 | High |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | N/A | $86 to $648 | High |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | N/A | $70 to $1,014 | High |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | N/A | $24 to $269 | High |
| Annual Wellness Visit (Established) | preventive | N/A | $70 to $381 | High |
| Annual Wellness Visit (New) | preventive | N/A | $70 to $457 | High |
| Asthma Management | other | N/A | $10 to $450 | High |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | N/A | $8 to $106 | High |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | N/A | $9 to $87 | High |
| Cardiac Stress Test | cardiac | N/A | $69 to $819 | High |
| Carotid Duplex Ultrasound | imaging | N/A | $168 to $1,108 | High |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | N/A | $168 to $1,108 | High |
| Central Line Insertion | other | N/A | $70 to $1,024 | High |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | N/A | $31 to $289 | High |
| Chest X-Ray 1 View | imaging | N/A | $47 to $422 | High |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | N/A | $7 to $83 | High |
| Circumcision | surgery | N/A | $70 to $701 | High |
| Colonoscopy (Diagnostic) | diagnostic | N/A | $70 to $1,398 | High |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | N/A | $70 to $1,398 | High |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | N/A | $4 to $71 | High |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | N/A | $4 to $71 | High |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | lab | N/A | $8 to $225 | High |
| Critical Care | emergency | N/A | $70 to $1,364 | High |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | N/A | $266 to $3,475 | High |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast | imaging | N/A | $293 to $3,846 | High |
| CT Cervical Spine without Contrast | imaging | N/A | $177 to $1,406 | High |
| CT Chest | imaging | N/A | $179 to $2,131 | High |
| CT Scan of the Chest | imaging | N/A | $179 to $2,942 | High |
| CT Scan of the Head | imaging | N/A | $165 to $1,589 | High |
| CT Spine | imaging | N/A | $107 to $2,240 | High |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | N/A | $66 to $1,857 | High |
| Deb Subq Tissue 20 SQ Cm/< | other | N/A | $52 to $693 | High |
| DEXA Bone Density Scan | imaging | N/A | $32 to $374 | High |
| Diabetes Management | other | N/A | $35 to $424 | High |
| Drainage of Skin Abscess | other | N/A | $70 to $1,014 | High |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | N/A | $111 to $743 | High |
| Endoscopy | preventive | N/A | $70 to $1,191 | High |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | N/A | $70 to $1,527 | High |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | N/A | $23 to $263 | High |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | N/A | $25 to $256 | High |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | N/A | $9 to $141 | High |
| Hepatic Function Panel | lab | N/A | $8 to $107 | High |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | N/A | $70 to $1,777 | High |
| Hernia Repair (Inguinal) | surgery | N/A | $70 to $1,777 | High |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | N/A | $33 to $363 | High |
| Hospital Admission | other | N/A | $70 to $405 | High |
| Hospital Discharge | other | N/A | $70 to $264 | High |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | N/A | $67 to $215 | High |
| Hospital Observation | other | N/A | $16 to $2,238 | High |
| Hydration IV Infusion Init | surgery | N/A | $12 to $609 | High |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | N/A | $35 to $318 | High |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | N/A | $30 to $706 | High |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | N/A | $37 to $610 | High |
| IV Hydration | therapy | N/A | $12 to $609 | High |
| IV Infusion, 1st Hr | surgery | N/A | $37 to $610 | High |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | N/A | $70 to $1,583 | High |
| Knee X-Ray | imaging | N/A | $34 to $322 | High |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | N/A | $64 to $650 | High |
| Lipid Panel | lab | N/A | $7 to $83 | High |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | N/A | $8 to $107 | High |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | N/A | $52 to $1,487 | High |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | N/A | $46 to $425 | High |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | N/A | $33 to $346 | High |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | N/A | $70 to $286 | High |
| Moderate Sedation | other | N/A | $11 to $350 | High |
| Mole Removal | other | N/A | $70 to $531 | High |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | N/A | $212 to $2,397 | High |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | N/A | $261 to $3,191 | High |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | N/A | $238 to $2,281 | High |
| MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar) | imaging | N/A | $216 to $2,285 | High |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | N/A | $198 to $2,090 | High |
| MRI Spine | imaging | N/A | $216 to $2,285 | High |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | N/A | $107 to $487 | High |
| Occupational Therapy Evaluation | therapy | N/A | $58 to $170 | High |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | N/A | $65 to $1,352 | High |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | N/A | $100 to $647 | High |
| Physical Therapy Evaluation | therapy | N/A | $58 to $170 | High |
| PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) | lab | N/A | $19 to $165 | High |
| Psychotherapy Session (45 min) | therapy | N/A | $70 to $545 | High |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | N/A | $23 to $175 | High |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | N/A | $58 to $635 | High |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | N/A | $12 to $148 | High |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | N/A | $29 to $706 | High |
| Stress Test | cardiac | N/A | $69 to $819 | High |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | N/A | $14 to $161 | High |
| Thoracentesis | other | N/A | $70 to $1,704 | High |
| Thyroid Panel (TSH) | lab | N/A | $16 to $110 | High |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | N/A | $16 to $110 | High |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | N/A | $46 to $598 | High |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | N/A | $33 to $706 | High |
| Ultrasound of the Abdomen | imaging | N/A | $86 to $648 | High |
| Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD) | diagnostic | N/A | $70 to $1,191 | High |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | N/A | $4 to $6,481 | High |
| Venipuncture | lab | N/A | $9 to $87 | High |
| Vitamin D Level | lab | N/A | $28 to $129 | High |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | N/A | $28 to $129 | High |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | N/A | $52 to $693 | High |
| X-ray Exam Hip Uni 1 View | imaging | N/A | $44 to $473 | High |
| X-ray Exam of Shoulder | imaging | N/A | $28 to $341 | High |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | N/A | $28 to $268 | High |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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