Fem/popl revasc w/stent 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

$97,392.00

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.

$97,392.00

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.

$10,596.25 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $64,928.00 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 $10,596.25 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10,700.13 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10,741.69 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,985.60 ↓ -87%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $13,050.53 ↓ -87%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $13,050.53 ↓ -87%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $17,140.99 ↓ -82%
OSCAR OSCAR $17,530.56 ↓ -82%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
COVENTRY AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
MERITAIN AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
WEBTPA AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $22,530.02 ↓ -77%
CIGNA CIGNA $38,956.80 ↓ -60%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $38,956.80 ↓ -60%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $38,956.80 ↓ -60%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $38,956.80 ↓ -60%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $41,229.28 ↓ -58%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42,203.20 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42,203.20 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42,203.20 ↓ -57%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42,203.20 ↓ -57%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $55,188.80 ↓ -43%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $64,928.00 ↓ -33%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $64,928.00 ↓ -33%

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Fem/popl revasc w/stent at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $12,478.20 $10,855.42 – $13,518.05
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $31,217.55 $6,205.09 – $32,018.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $63,304.80 $9.09 – $64,928.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $55,547.42 $9.09 – $32,375.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $13,888.80 $10,855.42 – $15,046.20
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $874.80 $928.00 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $17,579.90 $3,606.20 – $18,031.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $48,569.60 $441.27 – $18,121.76

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