Drsg wound matrix sheet 2.5x2.5cm-7 sq cm-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

$381.35

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.

$381.35

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.

$40.11 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $199.54 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 $40.11 ↓ -89%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $40.11 ↓ -89%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
AETNA AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
COVENTRY AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
MERITAIN AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
WEBTPA AETNA $69.24 ↓ -82%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $99.77 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $99.77 ↓ -74%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $119.72 ↓ -69%
CIGNA CIGNA $119.72 ↓ -69%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $126.71 ↓ -67%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.70 ↓ -66%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.70 ↓ -66%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.70 ↓ -66%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.70 ↓ -66%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $169.61 ↓ -56%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $199.54 ↓ -48%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $199.54 ↓ -48%

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Drsg wound matrix sheet 2.5x2.5cm-7 sq cm-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $247.88 $71.24 – $199.54
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $308.74 $82.05 – $207.24
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $247.88 $75.43 – $224.60
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $247.88 $56.47 – $199.54
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $247.88 $76.26 – $199.54
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $247.88 $46.89 – $199.54
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $247.88 $102.70 – $208.56
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $247.88 $40.11 – $199.54

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