Vaccine hpv types 6/11/16/18 quadrivalent (4vhpv) 3 dose im 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

$226.20

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.

$348.00

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.

$69.60 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $348.00 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $69.60 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $69.95 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $69.95 ↓ -69%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $91.87 ↓ -59%
OSCAR OSCAR $93.96 ↓ -58%
WEBTPA AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $120.76 ↓ -47%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $148.27 ↓ -34%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $149.72 ↓ -34%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $150.30 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $152.44 ↓ -33%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $152.44 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $152.44 ↓ -33%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $208.80 ↓ -8%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $208.80 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $208.80 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $208.80 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $220.98 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $226.20 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $226.20 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $226.20 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $226.20 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $288.84 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $295.80 ↑ +31%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $348.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $348.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $348.00 ↑ +54%

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Vaccine hpv types 6/11/16/18 quadrivalent (4vhpv) 3 dose im at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $230.40 $186.43 – $216.07
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $226.20 $69.60 – $348.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $215.15 $131.04 – $331.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $215.15 $125.12 – $372.57
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $226.20 $69.60 – $348.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $215.15 $126.51 – $331.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $226.20 $69.60 – $576.89
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $215.15 $170.37 – $345.96

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