Stent bili dbl pgtl 10fx5cm 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

$9,328.16

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.

$9,328.16

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.

$5.98 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $29.75 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $5.98 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $5.98 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
AETNA AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
COVENTRY AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
MERITAIN AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
WEBTPA AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $10.32 ↓ -100%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $17.85 ↓ -100%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.85 ↓ -100%
CIGNA CIGNA $17.85 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.85 ↓ -100%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $18.89 ↓ -100%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19.34 ↓ -100%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19.34 ↓ -100%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19.34 ↓ -100%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19.34 ↓ -100%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $25.29 ↓ -100%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $29.75 ↓ -100%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $29.75 ↓ -100%

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Stent bili dbl pgtl 10fx5cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $691.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $6,063.30 $10.62 – $29.75
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $5,760.86 $9.42 – $23.80
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $6,063.30 $11.25 – $33.49
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $6,063.30 $8.42 – $29.75
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $6,063.30 $11.37 – $29.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $6,063.30 $6.99 – $29.75
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $6,063.30 $15.31 – $31.09

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