Splint rstrc wrst/cmc right med 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

$155.66

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.

$155.66

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.

$7.89 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $48.35 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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 $7.89 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $7.97 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $8.00 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.67 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9.72 ↓ -94%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9.72 ↓ -94%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $12.76 ↓ -92%
OSCAR OSCAR $13.05 ↓ -92%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
AETNA AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
COVENTRY AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
MERITAIN AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
WEBTPA AETNA $16.78 ↓ -89%
CIGNA CIGNA $29.01 ↓ -81%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.01 ↓ -81%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $29.01 ↓ -81%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $29.01 ↓ -81%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $29.01 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.01 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $30.70 ↓ -80%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.43 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.43 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.43 ↓ -80%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.43 ↓ -80%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $41.10 ↓ -74%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $48.35 ↓ -69%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $48.35 ↓ -69%

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Splint rstrc wrst/cmc right med at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $15.60 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $101.18 $9.37 – $48.35
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $120.09 $15.31 – $38.68
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $101.18 $18.28 – $54.42
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $101.18 $9.37 – $48.35
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $101.18 $18.48 – $48.35
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $101.18 $8.38 – $48.35
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $101.18 $24.89 – $50.54

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