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Hernia repair (inguinal) at UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown

55 UnityPoint Way, Marshalltown, IA · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1629503057

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$2,555.20

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,194.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$463.79 with Aetna vs $3,434.11 with Iowa Total Care — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Advantage $463.79 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicare Advantage $473.07 ↓ -81%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $473.07 ↓ -81%
Amerivantage Medicare Advantage $486.98 ↓ -81%
Humana Medicare Advantage $486.98 ↓ -81%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $486.98 ↓ -81%
Health Partners Open Network Commercial $962.18 ↓ -62%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO $1,022.90 ↓ -60%
Wellmark UPH Self-Funded Commercial $1,022.90 ↓ -60%
Aetna HMO $1,159.33 ↓ -55%
Aetna PPO $1,159.33 ↓ -55%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO $1,203.50 ↓ -53%
Cigna/Midlands Commercial $1,233.87 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare HMO $1,596.17 ↓ -38%
United Healthcare PPO $1,596.17 ↓ -38%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $3,434.11 ↑ +34%
Iowa Total Care Managed Medicaid $3,434.11 ↑ +34%
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Hernia repair (inguinal) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $18,665.79 $2.28 – $7,661.89
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $930.60 not published
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $19,064.84 $0.96 – $6,951.03
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $19,679.05 $1.92 – $7,153.96
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City $2,555.20 $415.22 – $3,125.41
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $41,941.94 $0.96 – $6,918.39
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $29,553.64 $0.96 – $7,954.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $23,230.87 $0.96 – $6,951.03

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