Graft puraplyam antimicrob 1.6-q4196-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

$397.96

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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.

$612.24

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.

$38.96 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $238.70 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 $38.96 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $39.34 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $39.49 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $47.74 ↓ -88%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.98 ↓ -88%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.98 ↓ -88%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $63.02 ↓ -84%
OSCAR OSCAR $64.45 ↓ -84%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
AETNA AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
WEBTPA AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
COVENTRY AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
MERITAIN AETNA $82.83 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $119.35 ↓ -70%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $119.35 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $119.35 ↓ -70%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $143.22 ↓ -64%
CIGNA CIGNA $143.22 ↓ -64%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $143.22 ↓ -64%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $143.22 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $151.57 ↓ -62%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $155.16 ↓ -61%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $155.16 ↓ -61%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $155.16 ↓ -61%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $155.16 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $198.12 ↓ -50%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $202.90 ↓ -49%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $238.70 ↓ -40%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $238.70 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $238.70 ↓ -40%

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Graft puraplyam antimicrob 1.6-q4196-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $104.00 $102.78 – $134.90
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $11,542.80 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $397.50 $46.26 – $238.70
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $495.11 $98.15 – $247.91
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $397.50 $90.23 – $268.68
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $397.50 $46.26 – $238.70
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $397.96 $91.23 – $238.70
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $397.50 $41.39 – $238.70

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