Vaginal delivery (full package)
Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
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 Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $1,083 (about 0.5× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $955, or about $6,388 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 | $682 - $7,499 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $682 - $1,784 | 31% |
| Aetnamajor | $920 - $7,499 | 42% |
| Cignamajor | $682 - $2,100 | 31% |
| Humanamajor | $682 - $1,559 | 31% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $1,516 | 68% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $682 - $1,656 | 31% |
| Clover Health | $955 | 43% |
| GEHA | $2,693 | 122% |
| Health Net | $682 - $7,499 | 31% |
| HealthPartners | $682 - $1,991 | 31% |
| Meridian | $682 - $955 | 31% |
| Molina | $682 | 31% |
| Oscar Health | $1,823 | 82% |
| Paramount | $682 | 31% |
| Presbyterian | $682 - $955 | 31% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $1,771 | 80% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $682 | 31% |
| UCare | $1,737 | 78% |
| WellMed | $955 | 43% |
| WellSense | $682 | 31% |
| + 355 smaller / regional plans | $682 - $7,499 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Compare: Vaginal delivery (full package) at other IA hospitals
- Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center · Mason City $955
- Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center · Waterloo $955
- Mercyone Clinton Medical Center · Clinton $955
- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs $1,895
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $1,949
- Waverly Health Center · Waverly $1,949
- Cass County Memorial Hospital · Atlantic $2,144
- Winnmed · Decorah $2,275
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.