Hla class ii high defin qual 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

$554.00

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.

$554.00

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.

$111.35 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $654.86 with NOVA — 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 $111.35 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $111.35 ↓ -80%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $192.24 ↓ -65%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $315.70 ↓ -43%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $318.80 ↓ -42%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $319.28 ↓ -42%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $319.28 ↓ -42%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $319.28 ↓ -42%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $320.03 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $322.48 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $325.67 ↓ -41%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $325.80 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $325.80 ↓ -41%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $329.06 ↓ -41%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $332.32 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $332.40 ↓ -40%
CIGNA CIGNA $332.40 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $351.79 ↓ -37%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $360.10 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $360.10 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $360.10 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $360.10 ↓ -35%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $433.31 ↓ -22%
OSCAR OSCAR $462.96 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $470.13 ↓ -15%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $470.90 ↓ -15%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $547.34 ↓ -1%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $554.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $554.00 ↑ +0%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $654.86 ↑ +18%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $654.86 ↑ +18%

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Hla class ii high defin qual at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $360.10 $111.35 – $654.86
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $635.70 $315.70 – $978.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $447.85 $176.38 – $689.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $652.00 $184.14 – $456.14
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $652.00 $3.50 – $456.14
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $652.00 $123.54 – $342.09
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $652.00 $102.43 – $456.14
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $652.00 $155.52 – $346.78

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