Exc mal+marg tal 2.1-3 cm 11603 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

$1,004.25

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.

$1,545.00

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.

$310.55 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $1,545.00 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $310.55 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $310.55 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $536.12 ↓ -47%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $668.39 ↓ -33%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $670.29 ↓ -33%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $670.29 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $670.29 ↓ -33%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $674.95 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $676.99 ↓ -33%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $677.57 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $683.69 ↓ -32%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $697.65 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $723.47 ↓ -28%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $909.68 ↓ -9%
CIGNA CIGNA $927.00 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $927.00 ↓ -8%
OSCAR OSCAR $971.92 ↓ -3%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $981.08 ↓ -2%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $986.97 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,004.25 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,004.25 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,004.25 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,004.25 ↑ +0%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,149.07 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,282.35 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $1,313.25 ↑ +31%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,374.78 ↑ +37%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,374.78 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,545.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,545.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,545.00 ↑ +54%

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Exc mal+marg tal 2.1-3 cm 11603 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $692.80 $174.80 – $677.87
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $510.00 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $512.20 $311.97 – $788.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $638.00 $48.16 – $1,534.15
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $573.60 $621.40 – $673.49
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $535.80 $651.89 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $3,482.00 $48.16 – $3,576.15
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $692.80 $174.80 – $583.19

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