Cath access del ds spyscop 2.0 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

$6,167.65

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.

$6,167.65

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.

$1,050.36 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $5,225.66 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,050.36 ↓ -83%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,050.36 ↓ -83%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,813.30 ↓ -71%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $3,135.40 ↓ -49%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,135.40 ↓ -49%
CIGNA CIGNA $3,135.40 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,135.40 ↓ -49%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3,318.29 ↓ -46%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,396.68 ↓ -45%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,396.68 ↓ -45%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,396.68 ↓ -45%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,396.68 ↓ -45%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $4,441.81 ↓ -28%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $5,225.66 ↓ -15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $5,225.66 ↓ -15%

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Cath access del ds spyscop 2.0 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $4,008.97 $1,841.14 – $5,157.25
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,809.00 $1,965.64 – $4,965.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $4,008.97 $1,975.30 – $5,882.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,008.97 $1,478.86 – $5,225.66
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $4,008.97 $1,997.25 – $5,225.66
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $4,008.97 $1,228.03 – $5,225.66
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $4,008.97 $2,689.65 – $5,461.86
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $4,008.97 $1,050.36 – $5,225.66

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