Evok oa screening qual 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

$302.90

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.

$466.00

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.

$76.05 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $466.00 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 $76.05 ↓ -75%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $76.80 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $77.10 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $93.20 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $93.67 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $93.67 ↓ -69%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $123.02 ↓ -59%
OSCAR OSCAR $125.82 ↓ -58%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $161.70 ↓ -47%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $211.00 ↓ -30%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $279.60 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $279.60 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $279.60 ↓ -8%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $279.60 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $295.91 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.90 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.90 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.90 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.90 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $386.78 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $396.10 ↑ +31%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $466.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $466.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $466.00 ↑ +54%

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Evok oa screening qual at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $166.88 $14.20 – $61.33
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $38.40 not published
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $177.45 $54.60 – $273.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $43.20 not published
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $357.41 $14.20 – $235.44
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $271.28 $11.19 – $271.27
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $243.97 $14.20 – $122.90
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $47.20 $14.20 – $59.56

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