Cath soaker 5in 400mlx4ml/hr on-q silvr dual 2ml site 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

$508.05

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.

$508.05

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.

$24.11 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $119.97 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $24.11 ↓ -95%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $24.11 ↓ -95%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
AETNA AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
COVENTRY AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
MERITAIN AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
WEBTPA AETNA $41.63 ↓ -92%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $71.98 ↓ -86%
CIGNA CIGNA $71.98 ↓ -86%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $71.98 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $71.98 ↓ -86%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $76.18 ↓ -85%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.98 ↓ -85%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.98 ↓ -85%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.98 ↓ -85%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.98 ↓ -85%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $101.97 ↓ -80%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $119.97 ↓ -76%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $119.97 ↓ -76%

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Cath soaker 5in 400mlx4ml/hr on-q silvr dual 2ml site at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $330.23 $42.83 – $119.97
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $411.32 $56.38 – $142.40
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $330.23 $45.35 – $135.04
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $330.23 $33.95 – $119.97
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $330.23 $45.85 – $119.97
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $330.23 $28.19 – $119.97
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $330.23 $61.75 – $125.39
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $330.23 $24.11 – $119.97

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