Graft fish skin 16mm round marigen 2units-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

$1,885.86

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.

$2,901.33

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.

$15.71 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $96.28 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 $15.71 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $15.87 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $15.93 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.26 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $19.35 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $19.35 ↓ -99%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $25.42 ↓ -99%
OSCAR OSCAR $26.00 ↓ -99%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
AETNA AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
WEBTPA AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
COVENTRY AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
MERITAIN AETNA $33.41 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $48.14 ↓ -97%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.14 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.14 ↓ -97%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $57.77 ↓ -97%
CIGNA CIGNA $57.77 ↓ -97%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $57.77 ↓ -97%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $57.77 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $61.14 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $62.58 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $62.58 ↓ -97%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $62.58 ↓ -97%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $62.58 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $79.91 ↓ -96%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $81.84 ↓ -96%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $96.28 ↓ -95%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $96.28 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $96.28 ↓ -95%

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Graft fish skin 16mm round marigen 2units-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $895.72 $40.80 – $198.49
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,885.86 $18.66 – $96.28
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,342.25 $45.24 – $114.28
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,885.86 $36.39 – $108.37
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,885.86 $18.66 – $96.28
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,885.86 $36.80 – $96.28
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,885.86 $16.69 – $96.28
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,885.86 $49.56 – $100.63

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