CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$85
about 0.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $70–$173
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$78
About the fair price
about $7 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $85 This hospital $78 Hospital's list price $250

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other IA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $76 Priciest $174

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, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) is about $85 (about 0.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $78 — 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.

6 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 $75 - $4,689 31%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $75 - $244 31%
Aetnamajor $55 - $1,627 23%
Cignamajor $75 - $2,813 31%
Humanamajor $75 - $122 31%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $157 64%
Ambetter (Centene) $78 - $387 32%
Clover Health $75 31%
GEHA $164 - $525 67%
Health Net $78 - $250 32%
HealthPartners $78 - $2,978 32%
Medica $3,048 1250%
Medical Mutual $1,627 667%
Meridian $75 - $78 31%
Molina $78 32%
Oscar Health $134 - $327 55%
Paramount $78 32%
Presbyterian $75 - $78 31%
Sanford Health Plan $128 53%
Tufts Health Plan $78 32%
UCare $137 56%
WellMed $75 31%
WellSense $78 32%
+ 362 smaller / regional plans $75 - $4,689
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 14 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1111 6Th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals