Aqua therapy w/exercise/ea 15 min 97113 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

$111.15

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$171.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$27.67 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $211.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $27.67 ↓ -75%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $27.94 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $28.05 ↓ -75%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $34.37 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $34.37 ↓ -69%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.58 ↓ -69%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.58 ↓ -69%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.58 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.93 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.28 ↓ -68%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.00 ↓ -68%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $46.94 ↓ -58%
OSCAR OSCAR $50.15 ↓ -55%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $50.92 ↓ -54%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $59.29 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $59.34 ↓ -47%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $70.93 ↓ -36%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $70.93 ↓ -36%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $102.60 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $102.60 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $108.59 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.15 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.15 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.15 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.15 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $141.93 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $145.35 ↑ +31%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $171.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $171.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $171.00 ↑ +54%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↑ +70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↑ +70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $211.00 ↑ +90%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Aqua therapy w/exercise/ea 15 min 97113 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $194.27 $34.57 – $71.39
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $66.60 $46.97 – $46.97
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $77.35 $27.67 – $231.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $199.00 $54.61 – $199.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $129.35 $27.67 – $199.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $94.25 $27.67 – $350.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $77.40 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $77.40 $42.16 – $55.48

All Iowa hospitals for this procedure →