Inj ceftolozane tazobactam 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

$881.35

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.

$881.35

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.

$177.15 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $881.35 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 $177.15 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $177.15 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $182.60 ↓ -79%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $236.35 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $236.35 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $236.35 ↓ -73%
WEBTPA AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $305.83 ↓ -65%
CIGNA CIGNA $528.81 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $528.81 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $559.66 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $572.88 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $572.88 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $572.88 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $572.88 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $731.52 ↓ -17%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $749.15 ↓ -15%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $881.35 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $881.35 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $881.35 ↑ +0%

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Inj ceftolozane tazobactam at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $881.35 $160.80 – $881.35
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $881.35 $182.60 – $992.05
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $881.35 $182.60 – $881.35
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CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning $382.72 $7.29 – $781.39
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley $390.70 $7.29 – $781.39
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