Graft jckt xpress 2ml flowable scaffold-q4113-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

$1,548.87

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.

$2,382.88

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.

$478.96 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $2,382.88 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 $478.96 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $478.96 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $826.86 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $1,191.44 ↓ -23%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,191.44 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,191.44 ↓ -23%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $1,429.73 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $1,429.73 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,513.13 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,548.87 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,548.87 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,548.87 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,548.87 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,977.79 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $2,025.45 ↑ +31%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2,382.88 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $2,382.88 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $2,382.88 ↑ +54%

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Graft jckt xpress 2ml flowable scaffold-q4113-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines not published $391.59 – $1,997.50
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,548.87 $850.69 – $2,382.88
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,378.00 $839.31 – $2,120.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,548.87 $900.73 – $2,682.17
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,548.87 $674.36 – $2,382.88
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,548.87 $910.74 – $2,382.88
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,548.87 $559.98 – $2,382.88
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,548.87 $1,226.47 – $2,490.59

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