Drsg oasis burn wound matrix 3x3.5cm 10.5sqcm-q4103-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

$156.82

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.

$241.26

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.

$39.37 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $241.26 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 $39.37 ↓ -75%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $39.76 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $39.91 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $48.25 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $48.49 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $48.49 ↓ -69%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $63.69 ↓ -59%
OSCAR OSCAR $65.14 ↓ -58%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $83.72 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $120.63 ↓ -23%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $120.63 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $120.63 ↓ -23%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $144.76 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $144.76 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $144.76 ↓ -8%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $144.76 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $153.20 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $156.82 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $156.82 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $156.82 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $156.82 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $200.25 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $205.07 ↑ +31%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $241.26 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $241.26 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $241.26 ↑ +54%

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Drsg oasis burn wound matrix 3x3.5cm 10.5sqcm-q4103-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines not published $8.64 – $16.89
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $156.82 $46.76 – $241.26
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $162.87 $99.20 – $250.57
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $156.82 $91.20 – $271.56
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $156.82 $46.76 – $241.26
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $156.82 $92.21 – $241.26
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $156.82 $41.83 – $241.26
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $156.82 $124.18 – $252.16

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