RC 450
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC ED Type a Level 3
West Des Moines, IA
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Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp’s median price of $426 is 28% below the median hospital's median price ($592), higher than 27% of the 1,975 hospitals reporting RC 450. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 17 payers, 40 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Molina molina medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.92 | $5.92 | $5.92 – $5.92 |
| 2 | Molina molina medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $11.83 | $11.83 | $11.83 – $11.83 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $258.39 | $288.44 | $79.82 – $563.71 |
| 4 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $260.97 | $291.33 | $80.62 – $569.34 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $263.56 | $294.21 | $81.41 – $574.98 |
| 6 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $272.03 | $310.44 | $130.09 – $567.62 |
| 7 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.89 | $311.33 | $86.15 – $608.43 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.89 | $311.33 | $86.15 – $608.43 |
| 9 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.89 | $311.33 | $86.15 – $608.43 |
| 10 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.89 | $311.33 | $86.15 – $608.43 |
| 11 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.89 | $311.33 | $86.15 – $608.43 |
| 12 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.89 | $311.33 | $86.15 – $608.43 |
| 13 | Regence wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.89 | $311.33 | $86.15 – $608.43 |
| 14 | Wellmark wellmark hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.89 | $311.33 | $86.15 – $608.43 |
| 15 | Wellmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $278.89 | $311.33 | $86.15 – $608.43 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $394.96 | $358.57 | $79.82 – $781.89 |
| 17 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · both | $398.91 | $362.15 | $80.62 – $789.70 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $402.86 | $365.74 | $81.41 – $797.52 |
| 19 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · both | $397.71 | $386.16 | $130.09 – $787.32 |
| 20 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $426.30 | $387.02 | $86.15 – $843.92 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $426.30 | $387.02 | $86.15 – $843.92 |
| 22 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $426.30 | $387.02 | $86.15 – $843.92 |
| 23 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $426.30 | $387.02 | $86.15 – $843.92 |
| 24 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $426.30 | $387.02 | $86.15 – $843.92 |
| 25 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $426.30 | $387.02 | $86.15 – $843.92 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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