Hospital · Federal record

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWN

Acute Care Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Church · 234 beds · IOWA CITY, IA

  • CCN 160029
  • 3 / 5 CMS overall
  • HCAHPS recommend 69%

CMS quality programs

Federal payment-adjustment programs

HRRP · HACRP · HVBP
HRRP
Higher than expected
Excess readmission ratio: 1.073
HACRP
Not penalized
HAC composite: -0.49
HVBP
Score 35.13
Value-based purchasing · FY 2024

Patient experience (HCAHPS)

CMS Hospital Compare Updated Apr 30, 2026
Would recommend this hospital
69%
HCAHPS summary star rating 3 / 5

CMS publishes only the summary star rating and "would recommend" percentage in the current Hospital General Information snapshot. Detailed HCAHPS measures are not available for this hospital.

Medicare charges · 2024

Top procedures by volume

CMS IPPS · OPPS

Charges are not what you pay

Hospital "submitted charges" are list prices. Medicare reimburses a fraction; insured patients typically pay a contracted rate; uninsured patients can negotiate.

Inpatient (MS-DRG)

DRG Description Cases Avg charge Avg paid
871 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC 156 $65,768 $12,057
291 HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC 97 $50,305 $7,384
193 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC 56 $54,708 $8,030
177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC 52 $63,703 $9,517
280 ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC 47 $58,558 $9,824
872 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC 43 $38,383 $5,673
468 REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC 33 $93,339 $15,372
322 PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC 31 $80,821 $10,576
603 CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC 26 $43,524 $4,545
378 GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC 25 $39,848 $5,354

Outpatient · 2023

Code Description Services Avg charge Avg paid
5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,099
5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,934
5091 Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $0
5092 Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $4,449
5112 Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $1,074
5113 Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $0
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $4,952
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $10,626
5116 Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $18,923
5153 Level 3 Airway Endoscopy 0 $0 $0

Affiliated providers

NPPES affiliations