Stewart Memorial Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City, 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.

1,667prices published

Oct 2024file last updated

$5,128cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $6,411)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$47.00	$352	$50.00–$608
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$48.00	$508	$61.00–$961
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$50.00	$736	$63.00–$1,420
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$72.00	$100	$13.00–$100
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$47.00	$59.00	$7.00–$59.00
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$29.00	$39.50	$6.00–$38.00
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$15.00	$21.00	$3.00–$21.00
Urinalysis `81001`	$36.00	$49.00	$4.00–$51.00
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$149	$187	$36.00–$174
EKG tracing `93005`	$157	$197	$66.00–$183
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$210	$263	$63.00–$245
CT head without contrast `70450`	$1,543	$1,929	$683–$1,506
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$3,419	$4,274	$940–$3,676
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$1,900	$2,375	$840–$2,114
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$673	$842	$358–$784
IV push, single drug `96374`	$148	$185	$81.00–$179
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$272	$340	$148–$340
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$78.00	$98.00	$1.00–$94.00
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$70.00	$88.00	$40.00–$85.00
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$3,402	$4,253	$1,968–$4,253
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$3,401	$4,252	$1.00–$4,252
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$5,128	$6,411	$2,485–$6,155

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: Stewart Memorial Hospital price transparency page.

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Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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