Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI charges 6.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 166 analyzed procedures, positioning this Des Moines nonprofit hospital within the mid-range of typical healthcare pricing variations.
Des Moines, IA 50309 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.96x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.36x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
166
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $35,617 | $17,808 | — | 11.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $23,458 | $11,729 | — | 11.3x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $174,451 | $87,226 | — | 10.7x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $70,722 | $35,361 | — | 9.8x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $56,911 | $28,455 | — | 9.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $33,832 | $16,916 | — | 9.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $41,434 | $20,717 | — | 9.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $20,838 | $10,419 | — | 9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $30,103 | $15,052 | — | 8.5x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $150,585 | $75,293 | — | 7.9x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $46,801 | $23,401 | — | 7.8x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 272 | $116,238 | $58,119 | — | 7.8x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $207,600 | $103,800 | — | 7.8x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $86,873 | $43,436 | — | 7.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $168,310 | $84,155 | — | 7.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $98,849 | $49,424 | — | 7.5x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $53,585 | $26,793 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 673 | $185,616 | $92,808 | — | 7.4x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $52,059 | $26,029 | — | 7.4x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $72,372 | $36,186 | — | 7.3x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $35,089 | $17,544 | — | 7.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $28,470 | $14,235 | — | 7.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $29,140 | $14,570 | — | 7.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $38,104 | $19,052 | — | 7.3x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $51,040 | $25,520 | — | 7.3x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $26,591 | $13,295 | — | 7.2x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $256,089 | $128,045 | — | 7.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $35,436 | $17,718 | — | 7.2x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $205,505 | $102,753 | — | 7.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $46,026 | $23,013 | — | 7.1x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $29,122 | $14,561 | — | 7.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $76,228 | $38,114 | — | 7.1x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $226,653 | $113,327 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $146,341 | $73,170 | — | 7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $77,816 | $38,908 | — | 7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $40,280 | $20,140 | — | 7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $210,818 | $105,409 | — | 6.9x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $60,121 | $30,060 | — | 6.8x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $24,665 | $12,332 | — | 6.8x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $56,483 | $28,241 | — | 6.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $28,448 | $14,224 | — | 6.8x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $27,536 | $13,768 | — | 6.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $28,667 | $14,333 | — | 6.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $51,125 | $25,563 | — | 6.7x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $72,213 | $36,107 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $60,783 | $30,392 | — | 6.7x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $142,759 | $71,380 | — | 6.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $27,369 | $13,685 | — | 6.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $31,634 | $15,817 | — | 6.6x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $25,543 | $12,772 | — | 6.6x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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