Mayo renin 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

$219.05

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.

$337.00

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.

$21.31 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $327.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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 $21.31 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $21.52 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.55 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.55 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.55 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $21.60 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.77 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.98 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $21.99 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.99 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.99 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.43 ↓ -90%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $29.25 ↓ -87%
OSCAR OSCAR $31.25 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $31.73 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $36.94 ↓ -83%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $44.20 ↓ -80%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $44.20 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $65.73 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $65.73 ↓ -70%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
AETNA AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
COVENTRY AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
MERITAIN AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
WEBTPA AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $113.47 ↓ -48%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $196.20 ↓ -10%
CIGNA CIGNA $196.20 ↓ -10%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $207.65 ↓ -5%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.55 ↓ -3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.55 ↓ -3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.55 ↓ -3%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.55 ↓ -3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $271.41 ↑ +24%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $277.95 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $327.00 ↑ +49%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $327.00 ↑ +49%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $327.00 ↑ +49%

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Mayo renin at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $55.20 $13.19 – $34.23
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $261.60 $21.99 – $21.99
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $204.75 $21.31 – $178.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $120.25 $73.24 – $185.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $120.25 $69.93 – $208.24
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $115.70 $21.31 – $152.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $120.25 $70.71 – $185.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $203.45 $21.31 – $164.00

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