Guide endoanchr sg-64 aaa 62cm 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

$2,554.53

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.

$3,930.04

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.

$789.94 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $3,930.04 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 $789.94 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $789.94 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,363.72 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $1,572.02 ↓ -38%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,572.02 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,572.02 ↓ -38%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $2,358.02 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $2,358.02 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $2,495.58 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,554.53 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,554.53 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,554.53 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,554.53 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $3,261.93 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $3,340.53 ↑ +31%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3,930.04 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $3,930.04 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3,930.04 ↑ +54%

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Guide endoanchr sg-64 aaa 62cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines not published $333.32 – $848.21
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,547.89 $1,389.17 – $3,891.24
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,420.79 $1,463.70 – $3,697.14
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,547.89 $1,470.89 – $4,379.98
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,547.89 $1,101.22 – $3,891.24
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,547.89 $1,487.23 – $3,891.24
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,547.89 $914.44 – $3,891.24
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,547.89 $2,002.82 – $4,067.12

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