Graft sft tiss grafix amnio prime 3x4cm 12sqcm-q4133-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

$414.05

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.

$637.00

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.

$49.92 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $305.89 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 $49.92 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $50.41 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $50.61 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $61.18 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $61.48 ↓ -85%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $61.48 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $80.75 ↓ -80%
OSCAR OSCAR $82.59 ↓ -80%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
AETNA AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
WEBTPA AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
COVENTRY AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
MERITAIN AETNA $106.14 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $152.95 ↓ -63%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $152.95 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $152.95 ↓ -63%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $183.53 ↓ -56%
CIGNA CIGNA $183.53 ↓ -56%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $183.53 ↓ -56%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $183.53 ↓ -56%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $194.24 ↓ -53%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $198.83 ↓ -52%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $198.83 ↓ -52%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $198.83 ↓ -52%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $198.83 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $253.89 ↓ -39%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $260.01 ↓ -37%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $305.89 ↓ -26%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $305.89 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $305.89 ↓ -26%

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Graft sft tiss grafix amnio prime 3x4cm 12sqcm-q4133-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $277.60 $136.37 – $331.72
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $2,767.80 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $414.05 $59.28 – $305.89
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $515.72 $125.78 – $317.70
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $414.05 $115.63 – $344.31
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $414.05 $59.28 – $305.89
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,657.34 $116.91 – $305.89
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $414.05 $53.04 – $305.89

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