99 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $2 to $4,588.
Virginia Gay Hospital in Des Moines publishes cash-pay pricing for 99 procedures, as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180. The median cash price across all published procedures is $57, with individual procedure prices ranging from $2 to $4,588 as of 2026-04-18. 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 $2 (Urinalysis) to $4,588 (Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic)).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $0 | $26 to $276 | High |
| Annual Wellness Visit (Established) | preventive | $0 | $70 to $381 | High |
| Annual Wellness Visit (New) | preventive | $0 | $70 to $457 | High |
| Asthma Management | other | $0 | $10 to $450 | High |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | $0 | $8 to $106 | High |
| Cardiac Stress Test | cardiac | $0 | $69 to $819 | High |
| Carotid Duplex Ultrasound | imaging | $0 | $168 to $1,108 | High |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $0 | $70 to $1,024 | High |
| Chest X-Ray 1 View | imaging | $0 | $47 to $422 | High |
| Circumcision | surgery | $0 | $70 to $701 | High |
| Colonoscopy (Diagnostic) | diagnostic | $0 | $70 to $1,398 | High |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $0 | $4 to $71 | High |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | lab | $0 | $8 to $225 | High |
| Critical Care | emergency | $0 | $70 to $1,364 | High |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast | imaging | $0 | $293 to $3,846 | High |
| CT Cervical Spine without Contrast | imaging | $0 | $177 to $1,406 | High |
| CT Scan of the Chest | imaging | $0 | $179 to $2,942 | High |
| CT Scan of the Head | imaging | $0 | $165 to $1,589 | High |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $0 | $70 to $1,857 | High |
| Deb Subq Tissue 20 SQ Cm/< | other | $0 | $52 to $693 | High |
| DEXA Bone Density Scan | imaging | $0 | $32 to $374 | High |
| Diabetes Management | other | $0 | $35 to $411 | High |
| Drainage of Skin Abscess | other | $0 | $70 to $1,014 | High |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $0 | $272 to $2,060 | High |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $0 | $70 to $1,527 | High |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $0 | $25 to $268 | High |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $0 | $26 to $306 | High |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $0 | $9 to $141 | High |
| Hepatic Function Panel | lab | $0 | $8 to $107 | High |
| Hernia Repair (Inguinal) | surgery | $0 | $70 to $1,777 | High |
| Hospital Admission | other | $0 | $70 to $580 | High |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $0 | $70 to $264 | High |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $0 | $70 to $320 | High |
| Hospital Observation | other | $0 | $16 to $2,238 | High |
| Hydration IV Infusion Init | surgery | $0 | $12 to $609 | High |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $0 | $35 to $318 | High |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $0 | $42 to $1,152 | High |
| IV Infusion, 1st Hr | surgery | $0 | $37 to $610 | High |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $0 | $70 to $1,583 | High |
| Knee X-Ray | imaging | $0 | $34 to $322 | High |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $0 | $70 to $886 | High |
| Lipid Panel | lab | $0 | $7 to $83 | High |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $0 | $52 to $1,487 | High |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $0 | $46 to $425 | High |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $0 | $11 to $350 | High |
| Mole Removal | other | $0 | $70 to $622 | High |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $0 | $331 to $4,323 | High |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $0 | $334 to $4,281 | High |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $0 | $314 to $2,563 | High |
| MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar) | imaging | $0 | $216 to $2,285 | High |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $0 | $314 to $2,563 | High |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $0 | $96 to $367 | High |
| Occupational Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $0 | $58 to $170 | High |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $0 | $70 to $1,352 | High |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $0 | $71 to $332 | High |
| Physical Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $0 | $58 to $170 | High |
| PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) | lab | $0 | $19 to $165 | High |
| Psychotherapy Session (45 min) | therapy | $0 | $70 to $545 | High |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $0 | $69 to $635 | High |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $0 | $12 to $148 | High |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $0 | $29 to $919 | High |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $0 | $14 to $100 | High |
| Thoracentesis | other | $0 | $70 to $1,704 | High |
| Thyroid Panel (TSH) | lab | $0 | $16 to $110 | High |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $0 | $70 to $815 | High |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $0 | $38 to $706 | High |
| Ultrasound of the Abdomen | imaging | $0 | $86 to $648 | High |
| Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD) | diagnostic | $0 | $70 to $1,191 | High |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $0 | $4 to $6,481 | High |
| Venipuncture | lab | $0 | $9 to $87 | High |
| Vitamin D Level | lab | $0 | $28 to $129 | High |
| X-ray Exam Hip Uni 1 View | imaging | $0 | $44 to $473 | High |
| X-ray Exam of Shoulder | imaging | $0 | $28 to $341 | High |
| Urinalysis | lab | $2 | $1 to $71 | High |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $4 | $4 to $6,481 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | $8 | $8 to $100 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $8 | $8 to $554 | High |
| Pap Smear | preventive | $15 | $15 to $71 | High |
| Prostate Cancer Screening | other | $19 | $19 to $165 | Low |
| Flu Vaccination | preventive | $20 | $8 to $70 | High |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $32 | $32 to $355 | Low |
| Mammogram | preventive | $44 | $44 to $243 | Low |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $45 | $45 to $811 | High |
| IUD Insertion | other | $53 | $53 to $534 | High |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $55 | $55 to $112 | High |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $56 | $56 to $113 | High |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $57 | $57 to $3,387 | High |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $58 | $58 to $162 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $58 | $58 to $162 | Low |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $70 | $70 to $2,818 | High |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $70 | $70 to $2,738 | High |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $70 | $36 to $2,595 | High |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $70 | $70 to $3,390 | High |
| Skin Biopsy | other | $70 | $70 to $209 | High |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $70 | $70 to $4,441 | High |
| CT Head | imaging | $165 | $165 to $1,510 | Low |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $221 | $221 to $1,227 | High |
| COPD Management | other | $3,441 | $70 to $16,600 | High |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $4,588 | $70 to $34,078 | High |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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