Filter vena cava fem denali 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

$12,444.85

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.

$19,145.92

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.

$72.96 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $363.00 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $72.96 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $72.96 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
AETNA AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
COVENTRY AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
MERITAIN AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
WEBTPA AETNA $125.96 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $201.47 ↓ -98%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $213.84 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $213.84 ↓ -98%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $217.80 ↓ -98%
CIGNA CIGNA $217.80 ↓ -98%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $230.51 ↓ -98%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $235.95 ↓ -98%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $235.95 ↓ -98%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $235.95 ↓ -98%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $235.95 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $301.29 ↓ -98%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $308.55 ↓ -98%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $363.00 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $363.00 ↓ -97%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $363.00 ↓ -97%

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