CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, chest (single view)

Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$15
about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $9–$41
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$23
Above the fair price
about $8 over the fair price · 0.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $15 This hospital $23 Hospital's list price $268

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $17 Priciest $23

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

A fair price for a X-ray, chest (single view) is about $15 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $23 — above the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $15. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $8 - $6,814 9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 - $7,210 9%
Aetnamajor $6 - $6,680 7%
Cignamajor $8 - $2,262 9%
Humanamajor $8 - $1,212 9%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $15 - $1,579 17%
Ambetter (Centene) $8 - $11,452 9%
Clover Health $8 - $742 9%
GEHA $17 - $2,140 19%
Health Net $8 - $5,634 9%
HealthPartners $8 - $2,346 9%
Medica $300 337%
Medical Mutual $160 180%
Meridian $8 - $939 9%
Molina $8 - $939 9%
Oscar Health $14 - $9,686 16%
Paramount $8 - $939 9%
Presbyterian $8 - $939 9%
Sanford Health Plan $13 - $1,327 15%
Tufts Health Plan $8 - $939 9%
UCare $14 - $1,474 16%
WellMed $8 - $742 9%
WellSense $8 - $939 9%
+ 362 smaller / regional plans $8 - $13,701
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 15 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