Ames
View profile for Oday Obaid
Ames, Iowa
Typical prices for 14 procedures, adjusted to local price levels, and 2 plastic surgeons within 25 miles.
Ames at a glance
Typical costs
Typical ranges — estimates built from practices’ published prices, each checked against its source, and adjusted to the price level of the Ames area. Open any procedure for its cost and the surgeons near Ames.
$8,700 – $14,000
U.S. $9,800 – $15,500
From 48 practices’ published prices in 17 states
$7,300 – $12,000
U.S. $8,300 – $13,500
From 58 practices’ published prices in 22 states
$7,600 – $11,500
U.S. $8,600 – $13,000
From 90 practices’ published prices in 25 states
$9,000 – $13,000
U.S. $10,000 – $14,500
From 78 practices’ published prices in 24 states
$14,000 – $21,000
U.S. $15,500 – $23,500
From 53 practices’ published prices in 20 states
$4,100 – $7,200
U.S. $4,600 – $8,100
From 84 practices’ published prices in 24 states
$5,300 – $7,700
U.S. $5,900 – $8,600
From 59 practices’ published prices in 21 states
$3,800 – $5,800
U.S. $4,200 – $6,500
From 85 practices’ published prices in 24 states
$7,200 – $14,500
U.S. $8,100 – $16,000
From 45 practices’ published prices in 16 states
$6,000 – $8,900
U.S. $6,800 – $10,000
From 68 practices’ published prices in 24 states
$8,700 – $12,500
U.S. $9,800 – $14,500
From 78 practices’ published prices in 23 states
$6,100 – $8,000
U.S. $6,900 – $9,000
From 103 practices’ published prices in 26 states
$10,500 – $19,500
U.S. $11,500 – $21,500
From 70 practices’ published prices in 24 states
$5,000 – $7,500
U.S. $5,600 – $8,500
From 65 practices’ published prices in 24 states
Published prices
We have not yet checked a published price from a practice in the Ames area. The nearest area where we have is the Des Moines area, with 1 practice.
The directory
2 surgeons within 25 miles of Ames, nearest first.
By distance from Ames, then by last name. Distances come from ZIP code centers, so they are approximate and shown as “about”. Where two surgeons are the same distance away, a reviewed profile comes before one listed from public records.
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The directory lists surgeons; it does not recommend them. The prices on this site are sources for what things cost, not recommendations about who to see.
Ames
View profile for Oday Obaid
Ames
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Local price level
Prices in general in the Ames area run about 11% below the national level, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Price Parities, all items, 2024). Every typical range on this page is the national range adjusted by that amount — 11% lower.
We have not yet checked a published price from a practice in the Ames area.
Before you go
DocInfo.org, from the Federation of State Medical Boards, covers a physician’s licenses in every state, including Iowa.
The American Board of Plastic Surgery has a public lookup for the surgeons it certifies. Facial plastic and oculoplastic surgeons are certified by other boards, so ask which board and check with it.
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