CT scan, chest (no contrast)
Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other IA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, chest (no contrast) is about $67 (about 0.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $56, or about $184 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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
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 | $46 - $2,627 | 43% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $46 - $115 | 43% |
| Aetnamajor | $45 - $912 | 42% |
| Cignamajor | $46 - $1,576 | 43% |
| Humanamajor | $46 - $75 | 43% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $98 | 92% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $56 - $170 | 52% |
| Clover Health | $46 | 43% |
| GEHA | $109 - $240 | 102% |
| Health Net | $56 - $184 | 52% |
| HealthPartners | $56 - $1,668 | 52% |
| Medica | $1,708 | 1599% |
| Medical Mutual | $912 | 854% |
| Meridian | $46 - $56 | 43% |
| Molina | $56 | 52% |
| Oscar Health | $84 - $143 | 79% |
| Paramount | $56 | 52% |
| Presbyterian | $46 - $56 | 43% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $79 | 74% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $56 | 52% |
| UCare | $85 | 80% |
| WellMed | $46 | 43% |
| WellSense | $56 | 52% |
| + 362 smaller / regional plans | $46 - $2,627 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, chest (no contrast) at other IA hospitals
- Mahaska Health Partnership · Oskaloosa $47
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $56
- Winnmed · Decorah $79
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $86
- Mary Greeley Medical Center · Ames $102
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $104
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $105
- Ottumwa Regional Health Center · Ottumwa $106
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.