Drsg wnd mesh bovine bilayer 4x10in matrix-q4104-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

$6,228.55

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.

$9,582.38

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.

$14.94 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $74.31 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $14.94 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $14.94 ↓ -100%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $15.04 ↓ -100%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $15.18 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $15.24 ↓ -100%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.43 ↓ -100%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $24.32 ↓ -100%
OSCAR OSCAR $24.88 ↓ -100%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
MERITAIN AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
AETNA AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
COVENTRY AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
WEBTPA AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $25.79 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $41.24 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $44.59 ↓ -99%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $44.59 ↓ -99%
CIGNA CIGNA $44.59 ↓ -99%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $44.59 ↓ -99%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $47.19 ↓ -99%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.30 ↓ -99%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.30 ↓ -99%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.30 ↓ -99%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.30 ↓ -99%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $55.28 ↓ -99%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $55.28 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $61.68 ↓ -99%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $63.16 ↓ -99%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $74.31 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $74.31 ↓ -99%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $74.31 ↓ -99%

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Drsg wnd mesh bovine bilayer 4x10in matrix-q4104-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines not published $33.51 – $64.39
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $6,228.55 $17.86 – $74.31
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $5,917.86 $34.92 – $88.20
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $6,228.55 $28.09 – $83.64
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $6,228.55 $17.86 – $74.31
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $6,228.55 $28.40 – $74.31
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $6,228.55 $15.98 – $74.31
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $6,228.55 $38.25 – $77.67

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