CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, sinuses

Facility: Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi

Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$110
about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $104–$197
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$115
About the fair price
about $5 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $110 This hospital $115 Cash price $340 Hospital's list price $425

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $38 Priciest $115

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, sinuses is about $110 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi charges insurers about $115, or about $340 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $39 - $273 37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $38 - $294 36%
Aetnamajor $38 - $386 36%
Cignamajor $79 - $1,085 74%
Humanamajor $39 - $123 37%
Amerigroup $102 95%
HealthPartners $88 - $274 82%
Medica $657 - $737 615%
Molina $38 - $119 36%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $39 - $123

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1200 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals