Drsg oasis fen mesh thick 3x7cm 21sqcm -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

$53.60

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.

$53.60

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.

$7.12 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $43.65 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 $7.12 ↓ -87%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $7.19 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $7.22 ↓ -87%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.73 ↓ -84%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $8.77 ↓ -84%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $8.77 ↓ -84%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $11.52 ↓ -79%
OSCAR OSCAR $11.79 ↓ -78%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
COVENTRY AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
MERITAIN AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
WEBTPA AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $15.15 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.83 ↓ -59%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.83 ↓ -59%
CIGNA CIGNA $26.19 ↓ -51%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $26.19 ↓ -51%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.19 ↓ -51%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.19 ↓ -51%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $27.72 ↓ -48%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.37 ↓ -47%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.37 ↓ -47%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.37 ↓ -47%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.37 ↓ -47%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $37.10 ↓ -31%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $43.65 ↓ -19%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $43.65 ↓ -19%

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Drsg oasis fen mesh thick 3x7cm 21sqcm -cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $411.60 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $34.84 $8.46 – $43.65
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $27.87 $13.82 – $34.92
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $34.84 $16.50 – $49.13
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $34.84 $8.46 – $43.65
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $34.84 $16.68 – $43.65
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $34.84 $7.57 – $43.65
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $34.84 $22.47 – $45.62

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