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Knee arthroscopy 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

$18,070.14

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

not published by hospital

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$0.96 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $6,352.30 with CLAIMDOC — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $0.96 ↓ -100%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3,088.40 ↓ -83%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,097.14 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,097.14 ↓ -83%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,097.14 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3,118.67 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,128.11 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3,130.79 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,159.09 ↓ -83%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $3,191.95 ↓ -82%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,223.56 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $3,342.87 ↓ -82%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $4,203.26 ↓ -77%
OSCAR OSCAR $4,490.86 ↓ -75%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $4,560.38 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $5,309.39 ↓ -71%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $6,352.30 ↓ -65%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $6,352.30 ↓ -65%

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Knee arthroscopy at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,440.00 $25.36 – $195.20
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $5,597.25 $2,934.80 – $5,759.97
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $20,569.25 $1.92 – $6,537.75
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $9,979.22 $0.96 – $3.36
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $31,778.88 $0.96 – $6,322.47
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $28,365.57 $2.28 – $6,322.47
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $18,009.36 $2.88 – $2,931.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $13,026.95 $1.92 – $6,352.30

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