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Outpatient surgery centers in Iowa

34 outpatient surgery centers certified by Medicare.

An outpatient surgery center (ambulatory surgical center, ASC) does surgery and procedures that do not need a hospital stay: patients usually go home the same day. Common examples are cataract surgery, colonoscopy and other endoscopy, joint and hand surgery, and pain injections. The centers listed here are certified by Medicare. They are not emergency rooms.

By kind of surgery

Number of centers here certified by Medicare for each kind of surgery (one center can do several).

  • Eye surgery (ophthalmology)16
  • Endoscopy (for example colonoscopy)18
  • Orthopedic surgery (bones and joints)17
  • Pain management procedures17
  • Plastic surgery12
  • Foot surgery (podiatry)15
  • Ear, nose and throat surgery14
  • Gynecologic surgery (OB/GYN)11
  • Dental and oral surgery5
  • Other surgery13

By county

By city

All outpatient surgery centers in Iowa

Ames

Ankeny

Bettendorf

Cedar Rapids

Clinton

Clive

Coralville

Davenport

Dubuque

Grimes

Hiawatha

Iowa City

Mason City

North Liberty

Sioux City

Waterloo

Waukee

West Des Moines

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Common questions

How many outpatient surgery centers are in Iowa?

Medicare (CMS) lists 34 outpatient surgery centers in Iowa.

Which surgery centers in Iowa do eye surgery such as cataract surgery?

16 of the 34 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Ames Surgery Center LLC, Iowa City Ambulatory Surgical Center LLC, Jones Eye Clinic, Lakeview Surgery Center, Mason City Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC, Mercy Surgery Center, LLC, Mississippi Valley Surgery Center, Pierce Street Same Day Surgery, Spring Park Surgery Center, Surgery Center Cedar Rapids, Surgery Center of Des Moines West and The Surgery Center at United Medical Park, and 4 more listed below. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Iowa do endoscopy such as colonoscopy?

18 of the 34 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Ames Surgery Center LLC, Ankeny Medical Park Surgery Center, Digestive Health Center LLC, Dubuque Endoscopy Center, Endoscopy Center for Digestive Health, Iowa City Ambulatory Surgical Center LLC, Iowa Endoscopy Center, Lakeview Surgery Center, Mason City Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC, Mississippi Valley Surgery Center, Pierce Street Same Day Surgery and Quality Surgicenter, and 6 more listed below. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Iowa do orthopedic (bone and joint) surgery?

17 of the 34 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Ames Surgery Center LLC, Ankeny Medical Park Surgery Center, Crow Valley Surgery Center, Iowa City Ambulatory Surgical Center LLC, Lakeview Surgery Center, Mason City Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC, Mississippi Valley Surgery Center, Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center, Pierce Street Same Day Surgery, Quality Surgicenter, Steindler Surgery Center and Surgery Center Cedar Rapids, and 5 more listed below. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Do surgery centers have Medicare star ratings?

No. Medicare does not rate outpatient surgery centers with stars. Each center’s page shows the official Medicare quality measures and patient survey results instead, next to the national values.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System”, data updated 2026-10-16, retrieved 2026-11-11. In a medical emergency, call 911. About outpatient surgery centers and their quality measures