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Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery 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

$19,998.17

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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.

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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.

$9.09 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $6,632.15 with CLAIMDOC — 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 DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.09 ↓ -100%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3,224.45 ↓ -84%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,233.59 ↓ -84%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,233.59 ↓ -84%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,233.59 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3,256.07 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,265.92 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3,268.71 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,298.26 ↓ -84%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $3,332.57 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,365.57 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $3,490.14 ↓ -83%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $4,388.44 ↓ -78%
OSCAR OSCAR $4,688.70 ↓ -77%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $4,761.29 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $5,543.29 ↓ -72%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $6,632.15 ↓ -67%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $6,632.15 ↓ -67%

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Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $2,139.20 $397.78 – $1,881.40
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $2,139.20 $397.78 – $1,618.61
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $770.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $10,927.21 $0.16 – $3,901.72
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $4,849.78 $1.00 – $1.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $18,481.25 $5.46 – $4,235.59
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $16,541.85 $9.09 – $3,791.04
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $10,332.08 $0.32 – $2,682.00

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