Allograft membrn amnio 1x2cm hu ambriodry 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

$5,609.82

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.

$8,630.50

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.

$126.11 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $772.75 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $126.11 ↓ -98%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $127.35 ↓ -98%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $127.84 ↓ -98%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $154.55 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $155.32 ↓ -97%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $155.32 ↓ -97%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $204.01 ↓ -96%
OSCAR OSCAR $208.64 ↓ -96%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
AETNA AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
WEBTPA AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
COVENTRY AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
MERITAIN AETNA $268.14 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $386.38 ↓ -93%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $386.38 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $386.38 ↓ -93%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $463.65 ↓ -92%
CIGNA CIGNA $463.65 ↓ -92%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $463.65 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $463.65 ↓ -92%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $490.70 ↓ -91%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $502.29 ↓ -91%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $502.29 ↓ -91%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $502.29 ↓ -91%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $502.29 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $641.38 ↓ -89%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $656.84 ↓ -88%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $772.75 ↓ -86%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $772.75 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $772.75 ↓ -86%

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Allograft membrn amnio 1x2cm hu ambriodry at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines not published $847.90 – $1,136.48
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $5,609.82 $149.76 – $772.75
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $5,330.00 $381.05 – $962.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $5,609.82 $292.10 – $869.81
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $5,609.82 $149.76 – $772.75
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $5,609.82 $295.35 – $772.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $5,609.82 $133.99 – $772.75
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $5,609.82 $397.73 – $807.68

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