Allograft ecm allopatch hd dehydr thick 0.8-1.7mmx2x5cm-cost per sq cm 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

$159.49

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.

$245.37

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.

$4.71 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $28.85 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $4.71 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $4.75 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $4.77 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.77 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $5.80 ↓ -96%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $5.80 ↓ -96%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $7.62 ↓ -95%
OSCAR OSCAR $7.79 ↓ -95%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
COVENTRY AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
MERITAIN AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
WEBTPA AETNA $10.01 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $14.43 ↓ -91%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.43 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.43 ↓ -91%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $17.31 ↓ -89%
CIGNA CIGNA $17.31 ↓ -89%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $17.31 ↓ -89%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $17.31 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $18.32 ↓ -89%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $18.75 ↓ -88%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $18.75 ↓ -88%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $18.75 ↓ -88%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $18.75 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $23.95 ↓ -85%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $24.52 ↓ -85%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $28.85 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $28.85 ↓ -82%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $28.85 ↓ -82%

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Allograft ecm allopatch hd dehydr thick 0.8-1.7mmx2x5cm-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines not published $24.47 – $66.57
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $23,373.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $23,373.60 $10,973.50 – $23,560.75
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo not published $24.47 – $66.57
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque not published $24.47 – $66.57
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell not published $24.47 – $66.57
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa not published $24.47 – $66.57
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown not published $24.47 – $66.57

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