Dallas County Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Dallas County Hospital in Perry, IA publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

2,205prices published

May 2026file last updated

$1,417cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $8,790)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$209	$570	$63.36–$571
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$316	$1,077	$108–$993
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$462	$1,753	$157–$1,608
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$145	$223	$10.35–$190
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$91.00	$140	$8.29–$119
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$73.00	$113	$7.61–$96.05
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$22.00	$34.00	$9.15–$28.90
Urinalysis `81001`	$39.00	$60.00	$3.11–$51.00
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$125	$193	$12.22–$165
EKG tracing `93005`	$170	$264	$6.12–$230
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$247	$395	$29.90–$348
CT head without contrast `70450`	$835	$1,285	$96.83–$1,092
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$2,971	$4,571	$272–$3,885
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$2,428	$3,735	$174–$3,175
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$987	$1,518	$104–$1,290
IV push, single drug `96374`	$144	$234	$34.01–$199
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$282	$629	$30.25–$535
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$788	$2,881	$172–$3,412
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$361	$4,865	$130–$4,383
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$1,417	$8,790	$458–$7,472

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Dallas County Hospital price transparency page.

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Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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