Destroy cth facet jnt addl 64634 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

$6,056.70

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.

$9,318.00

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.

$1,248.61 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $6,212.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,248.61 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,248.61 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,155.56 ↓ -64%
CIGNA CIGNA $3,727.20 ↓ -38%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $3,727.20 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3,944.62 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,037.80 ↓ -33%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,037.80 ↓ -33%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,037.80 ↓ -33%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,037.80 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $5,155.96 ↓ -15%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $5,280.20 ↓ -13%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $6,212.00 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $6,212.00 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $6,212.00 ↑ +3%

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Destroy cth facet jnt addl 64634 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $923.20 $54.13 – $128.30
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,112.40 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $7,416.45 $0.96 – $576.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,695.20 $408.67 – $3,576.15
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $999.70 $666.25 – $1,025.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $1,284.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $1,284.60 $438.00 – $485.52
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $1,695.85 $36.85 – $3,576.15

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