Impl ear abutment ba300 9mm 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

$3,704.37

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$5,699.03

Gross charge

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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.

$593.41 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $3,210.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $593.41 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $599.22 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $601.55 ↓ -84%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $645.21 ↓ -83%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $645.21 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $727.21 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $959.92 ↓ -74%
OSCAR OSCAR $981.74 ↓ -73%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
AETNA AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,113.87 ↓ -70%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,284.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $1,284.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,284.00 ↓ -65%
CIGNA CIGNA $1,926.00 ↓ -48%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $1,926.00 ↓ -48%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $2,038.35 ↓ -45%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,086.50 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,086.50 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,086.50 ↓ -44%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,086.50 ↓ -44%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2,181.64 ↓ -41%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2,181.64 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $2,664.30 ↓ -28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $2,728.50 ↓ -26%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3,210.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $3,210.00 ↓ -13%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3,210.00 ↓ -13%

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Impl ear abutment ba300 9mm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines not published $908.77 – $2,312.57
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,704.37 $704.67 – $3,052.04
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,519.59 $1,207.45 – $3,049.88
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $3,704.37 $1,213.38 – $3,613.18
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,704.37 $704.67 – $3,210.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,704.37 $1,226.86 – $3,210.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3,704.37 $630.49 – $3,210.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $3,704.37 $1,652.19 – $3,355.09

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