Kit cath ivl 2.5x40mm 135cm shockwave s4 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

$6,430.77

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.

$9,893.50

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.

$1,163.54 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $5,788.75 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 $1,163.54 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,163.54 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,008.70 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $3,212.76 ↓ -50%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,473.25 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,473.25 ↓ -46%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $3,473.25 ↓ -46%
CIGNA CIGNA $3,473.25 ↓ -46%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3,675.86 ↓ -43%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,762.69 ↓ -41%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,762.69 ↓ -41%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,762.69 ↓ -41%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,762.69 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $4,804.66 ↓ -25%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $4,920.44 ↓ -23%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $5,788.75 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $5,788.75 ↓ -10%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $5,788.75 ↓ -10%

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Kit cath ivl 2.5x40mm 135cm shockwave s4 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $18,311.20 $4,669.36 – $11,215.61
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $10,575.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $6,430.77 $2,066.58 – $5,788.75
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $6,110.00 $2,177.45 – $5,500.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $6,430.77 $2,188.15 – $6,515.82
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $6,430.77 $1,638.22 – $5,788.75
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $6,430.77 $2,212.46 – $5,788.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $6,430.77 $1,360.36 – $5,788.75

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