Angioplasty fem/pop unilat 37224 at MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center

1755 59th Place, West Des Moines, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1538395975

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$21,426.00

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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.

$21,426.00

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.

$2,331.15 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $14,284.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $2,331.15 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $2,354.00 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $2,363.14 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,856.80 ↓ -87%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,871.08 ↓ -87%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,871.08 ↓ -87%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $3,770.98 ↓ -82%
OSCAR OSCAR $3,856.68 ↓ -82%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
COVENTRY AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
MERITAIN AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
WEBTPA AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $4,956.55 ↓ -77%
CIGNA CIGNA $8,570.40 ↓ -60%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $8,570.40 ↓ -60%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $8,570.40 ↓ -60%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $8,570.40 ↓ -60%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $9,070.34 ↓ -58%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,284.60 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,284.60 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,284.60 ↓ -57%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,284.60 ↓ -57%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $12,141.40 ↓ -43%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $14,284.00 ↓ -33%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $14,284.00 ↓ -33%

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Angioplasty fem/pop unilat 37224 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $7,726.80 $5,457.61 – $7,640.65
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $12,173.85 $2,419.79 – $12,486.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $44,155.24 $4.12 – $14,284.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $65,268.66 $2.64 – $16,032.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $8,600.40 $5,457.61 – $7,640.65
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $745.20 $906.66 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $11,594.05 $2,378.20 – $11,891.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $16,633.60 $378.16 – $8,715.16

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