Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter 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

$7,743.00

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.

$7,743.00

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.

$1,556.34 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $16,065.94 with CLAIMDOC — 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 $1,556.34 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,556.34 ↓ -80%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,686.82 ↓ -65%
CIGNA CIGNA $4,645.80 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $4,645.80 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $4,916.81 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,032.95 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,032.95 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,032.95 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,032.95 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $6,581.55 ↓ -15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $7,743.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $7,743.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $7,811.01 ↑ +1%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,833.15 ↑ +1%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,833.15 ↑ +1%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,833.15 ↑ +1%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $7,887.59 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,911.48 ↑ +2%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $7,918.22 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,989.81 ↑ +3%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $8,072.94 ↑ +4%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,152.87 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $8,454.63 ↑ +9%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $10,630.70 ↑ +37%
OSCAR OSCAR $11,358.06 ↑ +47%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $11,533.91 ↑ +49%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $13,428.25 ↑ +73%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $16,065.94 ↑ +107%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $16,065.94 ↑ +107%

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Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $6,285.60 $6,809.40 – $7,921.93
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,612.70 $1,984.21 – $16,534.97
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,957.55 $2,158.44 – $17,708.96
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $5,032.95 $44.84 – $16,065.94
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $2,230.15 $878.34 – $17,928.45
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $7,590.00 $7,865.65 – $7,921.93
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $7,590.00 $579.62 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $3,409.25 $44.84 – $15,990.49

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