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Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine

1518 Mulberry, Muscatine, IA · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1861444333

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

$1,614.40

Cash price

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

$2,018.00

Gross charge

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

$583.24 with Aetna vs $5,038.80 with Iowa Total Care — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Advantage $583.24 ↓ -64%
Ambetter HMO $583.24 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $583.24 ↓ -64%
Health Alliance Medicare Advantage $583.24 ↓ -64%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $594.90 ↓ -63%
Humana Medicare Advantage $612.40 ↓ -62%
Meridian Health Plan Medicare Advantage $612.40 ↓ -62%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $612.40 ↓ -62%
BC Illinois Community Blue Choice $1,016.60 ↓ -37%
BC Illinois Community PPO $1,210.24 ↓ -25%
Health Partners Open Network Commercial $1,252.26 ↓ -22%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO $1,287.40 ↓ -20%
Wellmark UPH Self-Funded Commercial $1,287.40 ↓ -20%
Aetna HMO $1,467.60 ↓ -9%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO $1,514.50 ↓ -6%
Cigna/Midlands Commercial $1,552.71 ↓ -4%
Aetna PPO $1,786.59 ↑ +11%
United Healthcare HMO $2,017.34 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare PPO $2,017.34 ↑ +25%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $5,038.80 ↑ +212%
Iowa Total Care Managed Medicaid $5,038.80 ↑ +212%
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Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $26,382.62 $2.88 – $12,937.15
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,340.40 not published
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $27,991.10 $1.92 – $11,736.86
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $29,966.85 $0.96 – $12,079.51
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City $1,614.40 $524.68 – $5,167.04
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $49,677.94 $4.56 – $11,681.74
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $20,239.50 $2.88 – $2,363.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $18,286.06 $0.96 – $11,736.86

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