Ot management/training orthotic(s) upper/lower extremities and/or trunk each 15 minutes 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

$169.00

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$169.00

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$27.35 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $189.00 with GEHA — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $27.35 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $27.61 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $27.72 ↓ -84%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.97 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.97 ↓ -80%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $42.77 ↓ -75%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $42.77 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $42.77 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.19 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.62 ↓ -74%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $44.08 ↓ -74%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $44.51 ↓ -74%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $58.04 ↓ -66%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $58.64 ↓ -65%
OSCAR OSCAR $62.01 ↓ -63%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $62.97 ↓ -63%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $73.32 ↓ -57%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $87.72 ↓ -48%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $87.72 ↓ -48%
CIGNA CIGNA $101.40 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $101.40 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $107.32 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $109.85 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $109.85 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $109.85 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $109.85 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $143.65 ↓ -15%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $169.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $169.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↑ +12%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↑ +12%

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Ot management/training orthotic(s) upper/lower extremities and/or trunk each 15 minutes at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $57.60 $60.21 – $60.21
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $128.70 $78.39 – $198.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $128.70 $74.84 – $222.87
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $98.80 $24.06 – $195.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $84.50 $27.35 – $301.50
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $198.00 $54.33 – $198.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $128.70 $27.35 – $198.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $84.50 $27.35 – $350.00

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