Cath imag ivus pv 8.5fx90 .035 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

$5,367.75

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.

$5,367.75

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.

$249.53 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $1,241.46 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 $249.53 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $249.53 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
AETNA AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
COVENTRY AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
MERITAIN AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
WEBTPA AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $430.79 ↓ -92%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $744.88 ↓ -86%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $744.88 ↓ -86%
CIGNA CIGNA $744.88 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $744.88 ↓ -86%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $788.33 ↓ -85%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $806.95 ↓ -85%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $806.95 ↓ -85%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $806.95 ↓ -85%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $806.95 ↓ -85%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $1,055.24 ↓ -80%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,241.46 ↓ -77%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,241.46 ↓ -77%

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Cath imag ivus pv 8.5fx90 .035 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $5,737.80 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,489.04 $443.20 – $1,241.46
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,315.00 $544.36 – $1,375.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $3,489.04 $469.27 – $1,397.39
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,489.04 $351.33 – $1,241.46
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,489.04 $474.49 – $1,241.46
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3,489.04 $291.74 – $1,241.46
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $3,489.04 $638.98 – $1,297.57

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