Artery x-rays arm/leg 75710-26 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

$7,493.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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.

$7,493.00

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.

$1,506.09 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $7,493.00 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,506.09 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,506.09 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $2,600.07 ↓ -65%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $2,980.30 ↓ -60%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,988.74 ↓ -60%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,988.74 ↓ -60%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,988.74 ↓ -60%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3,009.52 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,018.63 ↓ -60%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3,021.21 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,048.52 ↓ -59%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $3,080.23 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,110.73 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,225.87 ↓ -57%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $4,056.15 ↓ -46%
OSCAR OSCAR $4,333.68 ↓ -42%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $4,400.77 ↓ -41%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $4,495.80 ↓ -40%
CIGNA CIGNA $4,495.80 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $4,758.06 ↓ -36%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,870.45 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,870.45 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,870.45 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,870.45 ↓ -35%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $5,123.56 ↓ -32%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $6,129.97 ↓ -18%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $6,129.97 ↓ -18%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $6,369.05 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,702.68 ↓ -11%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,702.68 ↓ -11%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $7,493.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $7,493.00 ↑ +0%

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Artery x-rays arm/leg 75710-26 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,291.60 $326.30 – $3,012.85
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $15,810.48 $4.56 – $6,702.68
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $31,253.40 $9.09 – $7,493.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $3,594.60 $3,012.85 – $3,894.15
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $5,174.00 $574.59 – $7,960.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $3,458.54 $59.36 – $2,608.88
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $2,827.10 $59.36 – $2,827.10
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $541.60 $59.36 – $3,131.65

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