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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest medicare spending per patient

30 Iowa hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown, MercyOne Clinton Medical Center, Lakes Regional Healthcare. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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30 hospitals ranked in Iowa by medicare spending per patient; 88 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsOverall star ratinghigher is betterCompare
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1UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care0.84, 96th percentile493, 43rd percentileCompare UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown
2MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care0.86, 94th percentile1474, 73rd percentileCompare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
3Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care0.88, 92nd percentile492, 17th percentileCompare Lakes Regional Healthcare
T4MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care0.89, 90th percentile4234, 73rd percentileCompare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
T4Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care0.89, 90th percentile492, 17th percentileCompare Grinnell Regional Medical Center
T6Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile934, 73rd percentileCompare Spencer Municipal Hospital
T6Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile1583, 43rd percentileCompare Finley Hospital
8Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile83—Compare Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc
T9Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile1734, 73rd percentileCompare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
T9Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile804, 73rd percentileCompare Trinity Muscatine
T9Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile2343, 43rd percentileCompare Allen Hospital
T9MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile5243, 43rd percentileCompare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
T9Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile1742, 17th percentileCompare Trinity Regional Medical Center
T14Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile2204, 73rd percentileCompare Mary Greeley Medical Center
T14Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile3474, 73rd percentileCompare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
T14St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile5324, 73rd percentileCompare St Lukes Hospital
T14Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile2363, 43rd percentileCompare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
T14Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile1503, 43rd percentileCompare Trinity - Bettendorf
T14St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile2012, 17th percentileCompare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
T20Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile5022, 17th percentileCompare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
T20MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile3502, 17th percentileCompare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
T22CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile1945, 94th percentileCompare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
T22UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care0.97, 61st percentile6743, 43rd percentileCompare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
T24Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile2003, 43rd percentileCompare Broadlawns Medical Center
T24MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile—2, 17th percentileCompare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
T26MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile684, 73rd percentileCompare MercyOne Newton Medical Center
T26University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile2344, 73rd percentileCompare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
28Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care1.00, 44th percentile2352, 17th percentileCompare Ottumwa Regional Health Center
29MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care1.01, 38th percentile6491, 3rd percentileCompare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
30University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care1.05, 19th percentile1,1032, 17th percentileCompare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).