CT scan, sinuses
Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Billing Code: 70486 (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, sinuses is about $68 (about 0.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $55, or about $180 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 | $37 - $1,793 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $37 - $107 | 35% |
| Aetnamajor | $37 - $622 | 35% |
| Cignamajor | $37 - $1,076 | 35% |
| Humanamajor | $37 - $61 | 35% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $78 | 73% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $55 - $170 | 51% |
| Clover Health | $37 | 35% |
| GEHA | $81 - $240 | 76% |
| Health Net | $55 - $180 | 51% |
| HealthPartners | $55 - $1,139 | 51% |
| Medica | $1,165 | 1091% |
| Medical Mutual | $622 | 582% |
| Meridian | $37 - $55 | 35% |
| Molina | $55 | 51% |
| Oscar Health | $68 - $143 | 64% |
| Paramount | $55 | 51% |
| Presbyterian | $37 - $55 | 35% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $64 | 60% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $55 | 51% |
| UCare | $68 | 64% |
| WellMed | $37 | 35% |
| WellSense | $55 | 51% |
| + 362 smaller / regional plans | $37 - $1,793 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, sinuses at other IA hospitals
- Mahaska Health Partnership · Oskaloosa $38
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $51
- Winnmed · Decorah $71
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $82
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $88
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $88
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $90
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $91
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.