Glove finger flexion right lg xl 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

$81.59

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.

$81.59

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.

$11.75 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $58.47 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 $11.75 ↓ -86%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $11.75 ↓ -86%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
AETNA AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
COVENTRY AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
MERITAIN AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
WEBTPA AETNA $20.29 ↓ -75%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $35.08 ↓ -57%
CIGNA CIGNA $35.08 ↓ -57%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.08 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.08 ↓ -57%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $37.13 ↓ -54%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.01 ↓ -53%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.01 ↓ -53%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.01 ↓ -53%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.01 ↓ -53%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $49.70 ↓ -39%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $58.47 ↓ -28%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $58.47 ↓ -28%

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Glove finger flexion right lg xl at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $53.03 $20.87 – $58.47
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $62.95 $27.48 – $69.40
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $53.03 $22.10 – $65.81
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $53.03 $16.55 – $58.47
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $53.03 $22.35 – $58.47
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $53.03 $13.74 – $58.47
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $53.03 $30.09 – $61.11
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $53.03 $11.75 – $58.47

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