Vaccine mengingoccocal serogroup b 2 dose im 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

$292.00

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.

$292.00

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.

$58.40 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $361.27 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $58.40 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $58.69 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $58.69 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $77.09 ↓ -74%
OSCAR OSCAR $78.84 ↓ -73%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $101.32 ↓ -65%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $175.20 ↓ -40%
CIGNA CIGNA $175.20 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $175.20 ↓ -40%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $175.20 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $185.42 ↓ -37%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.80 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.80 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.80 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.80 ↓ -35%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $218.18 ↓ -25%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $220.32 ↓ -25%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $221.17 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $237.13 ↓ -19%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $248.20 ↓ -15%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $292.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $292.00 ↑ +0%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $361.27 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $361.27 ↑ +24%

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Vaccine mengingoccocal serogroup b 2 dose im at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $385.39 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,156.10 $58.40 – $292.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $499.00 $110.06 – $499.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,156.10 $105.08 – $312.92
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,156.10 $58.40 – $292.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $180.70 $106.25 – $278.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $189.80 $58.40 – $854.31
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,156.10 $143.09 – $290.57

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