Ot manual therpy techniques >=1 region 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

$179.00

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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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$179.00

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.

$23.75 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $189.00 with GEHA — 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $23.75 ↓ -87%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $23.98 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $24.07 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.02 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.02 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.02 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.28 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.54 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $26.82 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.08 ↓ -85%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $35.31 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $35.98 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $35.98 ↓ -80%
OSCAR OSCAR $37.73 ↓ -79%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $38.31 ↓ -79%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $44.60 ↓ -75%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $53.37 ↓ -70%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $53.37 ↓ -70%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $62.11 ↓ -65%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $107.40 ↓ -40%
CIGNA CIGNA $107.40 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $113.67 ↓ -36%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $116.35 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $116.35 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $116.35 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $116.35 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $152.15 ↓ -15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $179.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $179.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↑ +6%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.00 ↑ +6%

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Ot manual therpy techniques >=1 region each 15 minutes at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $79.80 $35.04 – $35.04
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $83.20 $23.75 – $212.00
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 Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $128.70 $75.68 – $198.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $128.70 $101.91 – $206.95
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $198.00 $54.33 – $198.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $128.70 $23.75 – $198.00

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