Boot walker genesis mid-calf full shell s 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

$124.66

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.

$124.66

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.

$20.34 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $124.66 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 $20.34 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $20.54 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $20.62 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.93 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $25.06 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $25.06 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $32.91 ↓ -74%
OSCAR OSCAR $33.66 ↓ -73%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $43.26 ↓ -65%
CIGNA CIGNA $74.80 ↓ -40%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $74.80 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $74.80 ↓ -40%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $74.80 ↓ -40%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $74.80 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $74.80 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $79.16 ↓ -36%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.03 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.03 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.03 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.03 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $105.96 ↓ -15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $124.66 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $124.66 ↑ +0%

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Boot walker genesis mid-calf full shell s at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $81.03 $24.16 – $124.66
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $96.17 $58.58 – $147.96
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $81.03 $47.12 – $140.32
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $81.03 $24.16 – $124.66
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $81.03 $47.65 – $124.66
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $81.03 $21.62 – $124.66
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $81.03 $64.16 – $130.29
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $81.03 $20.34 – $124.66

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