Administration immunization each additional component at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA · MercyOne · Nonprofit · NPI 1234567893

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$20.80

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$32.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$3.96 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $98.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3.96 ↓ -81%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3.96 ↓ -81%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
AETNA AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
WEBTPA AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
COVENTRY AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
MERITAIN AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $6.83 ↓ -67%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.11 ↓ -61%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.11 ↓ -61%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.11 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.20 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.28 ↓ -60%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.45 ↓ -59%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $10.72 ↓ -48%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.83 ↓ -48%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.87 ↓ -48%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $11.01 ↓ -47%
OSCAR OSCAR $11.77 ↓ -43%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $11.81 ↓ -43%
CIGNA CIGNA $11.81 ↓ -43%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $11.95 ↓ -43%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $12.50 ↓ -40%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.79 ↓ -39%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.79 ↓ -39%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.79 ↓ -39%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.79 ↓ -39%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $13.91 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $16.33 ↓ -21%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $16.64 ↓ -20%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $16.64 ↓ -20%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $16.73 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $19.68 ↓ -5%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $19.68 ↓ -5%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $19.68 ↓ -5%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $81.00 ↑ +289%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $81.00 ↑ +289%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $98.00 ↑ +371%

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Administration immunization each additional component at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $27.20 $8.04 – $20.31
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $20.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $40.00 $5.90 – $28.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $27.95 $7.79 – $19.68
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $27.95 $7.44 – $22.15
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $20.80 $5.57 – $105.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $27.95 $7.52 – $19.68
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $20.80 $4.62 – $134.00

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