Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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

$19,338.00

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.

$19,338.00

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.

$2,591.29 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $35,589.27 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 $2,591.29 ↓ -87%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,591.29 ↓ -87%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
COVENTRY AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
MERITAIN AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
WEBTPA AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $4,473.52 ↓ -77%
CIGNA CIGNA $7,735.20 ↓ -60%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $7,735.20 ↓ -60%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $8,186.42 ↓ -58%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,379.80 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,379.80 ↓ -57%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,379.80 ↓ -57%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,379.80 ↓ -57%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $10,958.20 ↓ -43%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $12,892.00 ↓ -33%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $12,892.00 ↓ -33%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $17,302.97 ↓ -11%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,351.98 ↓ -10%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,351.98 ↓ -10%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,351.98 ↓ -10%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $17,472.60 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,525.50 ↓ -9%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $17,540.46 ↓ -9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,699.02 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $17,883.16 ↓ -8%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18,060.23 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $18,728.69 ↓ -3%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $23,549.12 ↑ +22%
OSCAR OSCAR $25,160.37 ↑ +30%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $25,549.91 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $29,746.25 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $35,589.27 ↑ +84%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $35,589.27 ↑ +84%

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $7,086.00 $7,676.50 – $17,188.53
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $16,996.20 $6,223.22 – $36,628.26
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $35,768.75 $9.09 – $35,589.27
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $17,392.05 $4,566.53 – $39,715.10
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $8,184.60 $8,544.25 – $17,188.53
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $4,483.80 $928.00 – $5,455.29
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $10,747.10 $2,590.41 – $35,422.13
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $9,626.19 $373.95 – $14,883.88

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