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Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital
1200 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1356433049
$813.60
Cash price
What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$1,017.00
Gross charge
The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$82.56 with Aetna vs $878.39 with Iowa Total Care — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
| Payer | Plan | Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $82.56 | ↓ -90% |
| Molina | Medicare Advantage | $84.21 | ↓ -90% |
| Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield | Medicare Advantage | $84.21 | ↓ -90% |
| Amerivantage | Medicare Advantage | $86.69 | ↓ -89% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $86.69 | ↓ -89% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $86.69 | ↓ -89% |
| Health Partners Open Network | Commercial | $167.21 | ↓ -79% |
| Cigna/Midlands | Commercial | $220.27 | ↓ -73% |
| Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield | HMO | $351.70 | ↓ -57% |
| Wellmark UPH Self-Funded | Commercial | $351.70 | ↓ -57% |
| Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield | PPO | $413.70 | ↓ -49% |
| Aetna | HMO | $478.47 | ↓ -41% |
| Aetna | PPO | $581.68 | ↓ -29% |
| United Healthcare | HMO | $582.44 | ↓ -28% |
| United Healthcare | PPO | $582.44 | ↓ -28% |
| Amerigroup | Managed Medicaid | $878.39 | ↑ +8% |
| Iowa Total Care | Managed Medicaid | $878.39 | ↑ +8% |
| Medica Exchange Insure | Commercial | not published by hospital | — |
| Medica Exchange Inspire | Commercial | not published by hospital | — |
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Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other Iowa hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | $10,327.55 | $0.96 – $1,805.43 |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | Clinton | $8,793.52 | $2.28 – $1,990.07 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center | Davenport | $491.40 | not published |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque | $4,111.54 | $2.46 – $1,858.14 |
| MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center | New Hampton | $9,560.35 | $2.46 – $671.00 |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville | $4,941.79 | $0.32 – $4.92 |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo | $6,145.70 | $2.28 – $4,235.59 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown | Sioux City | $813.60 | $82.56 – $807.43 |