Trans cath replace aortic valve 33366 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

$10,405.20

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.

$16,008.00

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.

$3,217.61 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $16,008.00 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,217.61 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,217.61 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $5,554.78 ↓ -47%
CIGNA CIGNA $9,604.80 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $9,604.80 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $10,165.08 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,405.20 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,405.20 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,405.20 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,405.20 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $13,286.64 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $13,606.80 ↑ +31%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $16,008.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $16,008.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $16,008.00 ↑ +54%

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Trans cath replace aortic valve 33366 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $3,853.60 $1,344.47 – $3,821.67
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,885.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $4,079.40 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $4,079.40 $928.00 – $4,963.27
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $3,853.60 $1,344.47 – $3,821.67
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $3,853.60 $1,344.47 – $4,431.64
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $3,853.60 $1,344.47 – $3,821.67
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $3,853.60 $1,344.47 – $3,821.67

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