Calcium score test in Iowa

What a calcium score costs in Iowa

A coronary artery calcium scan — CPT 75571 — is a non-contrast CT of the chest, scored for calcified plaque in the coronary arteries: a few minutes on the table, no contrast dye, no recovery. What the number means, and what it costs nationally.

Of the 9 facilities we track in Iowa, we list a price for 7. They run from $99 at The Iowa Clinic – West Des Moines Medical Imaging in West Des Moines to $150, with a midpoint of $100 — below the $113 midpoint across every state we track. Of the markets where we list 3 or more prices, the cheapest is Des Moines, with a median of $100.

We list 1 Iowa facility at $99 or less. 2 Iowa facilities say they will book a scan without a referral.

Most of what we list in Iowa belongs to a handful of operators: UnityPoint Health (3 locations), Iowa Radiology (3 locations). Prices inside one system are often the same at every site, so if the nearest one is inconvenient, a sister location is usually the same number. Our Iowa coverage spans 6 metro areas, deepest in Des Moines with 4 facilities.

Insurers generally do not cover it as screening, which is why a cash price exists at all. Ask for the self-pay price by CPT code, and make sure you are not quoted a CT angiogram instead — a different, contrast-based test that costs several times more.