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Brain MRI (without contrast) at UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital
1200 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1356433049
$4,048.96
Cash price
What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$5,061.19
Gross charge
The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$64.56 with Aetna vs $1,487.99 with Medica Exchange Insure — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
| Payer | Plan | Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $64.56 | ↓ -98% |
| Molina | Medicare Advantage | $65.85 | ↓ -98% |
| Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield | Medicare Advantage | $65.85 | ↓ -98% |
| Amerivantage | Medicare Advantage | $67.79 | ↓ -98% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $67.79 | ↓ -98% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $67.79 | ↓ -98% |
| United Healthcare | HMO | $94.60 | ↓ -98% |
| United Healthcare | PPO | $94.60 | ↓ -98% |
| Cigna/Midlands | Commercial | $136.92 | ↓ -97% |
| Health Partners Open Network | Commercial | $142.62 | ↓ -96% |
| Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield | HMO | $154.80 | ↓ -96% |
| Wellmark UPH Self-Funded | Commercial | $154.80 | ↓ -96% |
| Aetna | HMO | $166.18 | ↓ -96% |
| Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield | PPO | $182.20 | ↓ -96% |
| Aetna | PPO | $191.66 | ↓ -95% |
| Amerigroup | Managed Medicaid | $232.88 | ↓ -94% |
| Iowa Total Care | Managed Medicaid | $232.88 | ↓ -94% |
| Medica Exchange Inspire | Commercial | $1,326.03 | ↓ -67% |
| Medica Exchange Insure | Commercial | $1,487.99 | ↓ -63% |
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Brain MRI (without contrast) at other Iowa hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | $5,621.00 | $114.07 – $3,780.00 |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | Clinton | $1,944.15 | $219.72 – $2,991.00 |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque | $2,860.65 | $214.06 – $4,401.00 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center | Davenport | $1,382.40 | $231.38 – $323.93 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown | Sioux City | $1,370.59 | $56.68 – $990.25 |
| MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center | New Hampton | $2,297.10 | $1,399.11 – $3,534.00 |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein | $2,297.10 | $1,350.69 – $3,534.00 |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo | $2,068.30 | $224.79 – $3,182.00 |