Dressing wound matrix 2x2in 25sqcm-q4108-cost per sq cm 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

$1,504.70

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.

$1,504.70

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.

$15.11 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $92.61 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 $15.11 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $15.26 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $15.32 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.52 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $18.61 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $18.61 ↓ -99%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $24.45 ↓ -98%
OSCAR OSCAR $25.00 ↓ -98%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
AETNA AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
COVENTRY AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
MERITAIN AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
WEBTPA AETNA $32.14 ↓ -98%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.31 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.31 ↓ -97%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $55.57 ↓ -96%
CIGNA CIGNA $55.57 ↓ -96%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $55.57 ↓ -96%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $55.57 ↓ -96%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $58.81 ↓ -96%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -96%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -96%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -96%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -96%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $78.72 ↓ -95%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $92.61 ↓ -94%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $92.61 ↓ -94%

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Dressing wound matrix 2x2in 25sqcm-q4108-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $978.05 $17.95 – $92.61
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $870.15 $43.52 – $109.92
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $978.05 $35.01 – $104.24
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $978.05 $17.95 – $92.61
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $978.05 $35.40 – $92.61
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $978.05 $16.06 – $92.61
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $978.05 $47.67 – $96.80
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $978.05 $15.11 – $92.61

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