Ferric carboxymaltose 50 mg iron/ml intravenous solution 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

$5,262.00

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.

$5,262.00

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.

$1.86 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $5,262.00 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 $1.86 ↓ -100%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1.87 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1.88 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,057.66 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,057.66 ↓ -80%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,825.91 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $2,920.41 ↓ -45%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,157.20 ↓ -40%
CIGNA CIGNA $3,157.20 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $3,157.20 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,157.20 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3,341.37 ↓ -37%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,420.30 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,420.30 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,420.30 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,420.30 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $4,367.46 ↓ -17%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $4,472.70 ↓ -15%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $5,262.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $5,262.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $5,262.00 ↑ +0%

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Ferric carboxymaltose 50 mg iron/ml intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $2,515.99 $1.14 – $1.60
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $5,262.00 $1.86 – $5,262.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $5,262.00 $2,083.23 – $5,262.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $5,262.00 $1,989.04 – $5,922.91
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $5,262.00 $1.86 – $5,262.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $5,262.00 $2,011.14 – $5,262.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $5,262.00 $1.86 – $5,262.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $5,262.00 $2,708.35 – $5,499.84

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