UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI
DES MOINES, IA 50309 · Acute Care Hospitals
166 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
166
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
6.0x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
0%
Compared to IA hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI lists chargemaster rates that average 6.0x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 166 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in IA has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 4.0x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.7x to 6.9x. At 6.0x, this facility’s average ratio is above the state median. 30 hospitals in IA report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI is INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 066). The listed chargemaster rate is $35,617, while Medicare reimburses $3,134 for the same procedure — a ratio of 11.4x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 3/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $35,617 | $3,134 | 11.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $23,458 | $2,077 | 11.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $174,451 | $16,322 | 10.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $70,722 | $7,185 | 9.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $56,911 | $5,821 | 9.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $33,832 | $3,619 | 9.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $41,434 | $4,502 | 9.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $20,838 | $2,327 | 8.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $30,103 | $3,545 | 8.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $150,585 | $19,135 | 7.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 272 | $116,238 | $14,888 | 7.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $46,801 | $5,994 | 7.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $207,600 | $26,744 | 7.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $86,873 | $11,239 | 7.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $168,310 | $21,903 | 7.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $98,849 | $13,113 | 7.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $53,585 | $7,156 | 7.5x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 673 | $185,616 | $25,233 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $52,059 | $7,071 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $72,372 | $9,891 | 7.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $35,089 | $4,803 | 7.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $29,140 | $4,008 | 7.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $28,470 | $3,918 | 7.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $38,104 | $5,246 | 7.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $51,040 | $7,043 | 7.3x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $26,591 | $3,690 | 7.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $256,089 | $35,605 | 7.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $35,436 | $4,937 | 7.2x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $46,026 | $6,481 | 7.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $205,505 | $28,961 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $29,122 | $4,108 | 7.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $76,228 | $10,802 | 7.1x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $226,653 | $32,163 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $146,341 | $20,853 | 7.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $77,816 | $11,142 | 7.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $40,280 | $5,775 | 7.0x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $210,818 | $30,594 | 6.9x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $60,121 | $8,795 | 6.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $24,665 | $3,610 | 6.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 371 | $56,483 | $8,266 | 6.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $28,448 | $4,181 | 6.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $27,536 | $4,064 | 6.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $28,667 | $4,239 | 6.8x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $51,125 | $7,610 | 6.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $72,213 | $10,769 | 6.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $60,783 | $9,111 | 6.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $142,759 | $21,467 | 6.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $27,369 | $4,115 | 6.7x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $31,634 | $4,775 | 6.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $25,543 | $3,877 | 6.6x | 0th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across IA hospitals
30 hospitals in IA report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 6.0x places it at the upper end of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI
How much does UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI's listed chargemaster rates average 6.0x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 166 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI is INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 066), with a listed charge of $35,617 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $3,134 — a ratio of 11.4x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI expensive compared to other IA hospitals?
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 6.0x. Ratios vary significantly across IA hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI in DES MOINES, IA accept Medicare?
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.