Ot therapeutic interventions cognitive skills direct patient contact each additional 15 minutes 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

$176.80

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.

$272.00

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.

$17.81 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $272.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.81 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.81 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.81 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.98 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.16 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.53 ↓ -90%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $24.17 ↓ -86%
OSCAR OSCAR $25.82 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $26.22 ↓ -85%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $26.50 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $26.76 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $26.86 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.53 ↓ -83%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.52 ↓ -79%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.52 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $54.67 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $54.67 ↓ -69%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $94.38 ↓ -47%
CIGNA CIGNA $163.20 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $163.20 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $172.72 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.80 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.80 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.80 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.80 ↑ +0%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $211.00 ↑ +19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $225.76 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $231.20 ↑ +31%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $272.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $272.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $272.00 ↑ +54%

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Ot therapeutic interventions cognitive skills direct patient contact each additional 15 minutes at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $142.58 $20.10 – $52.40
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $31.80 $28.73 – $28.73
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $81.90 $17.81 – $137.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $133.25 $77.49 – $230.75
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $133.25 $78.35 – $205.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $72.15 $17.81 – $301.50
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $272.00 $17.81 – $189.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $205.00 $56.25 – $205.00

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