Antibody identification platelet antibodies heparin-pf4 igg at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA · MercyOne · Nonprofit · NPI 1234567893

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$451.75

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$695.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$17.80 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $471.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $17.80 ↓ -96%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $17.97 ↓ -96%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.00 ↓ -96%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.00 ↓ -96%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.00 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $18.04 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.18 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.36 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $18.37 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.37 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.37 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.74 ↓ -96%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $24.43 ↓ -95%
OSCAR OSCAR $26.10 ↓ -94%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $26.51 ↓ -94%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.86 ↓ -93%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.92 ↓ -92%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.92 ↓ -92%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $94.67 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $94.67 ↓ -79%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
COVENTRY AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
MERITAIN AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
WEBTPA AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $163.44 ↓ -64%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $282.60 ↓ -37%
CIGNA CIGNA $282.60 ↓ -37%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $299.09 ↓ -34%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.15 ↓ -32%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.15 ↓ -32%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.15 ↓ -32%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.15 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $390.93 ↓ -13%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $400.35 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $471.00 ↑ +4%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $471.00 ↑ +4%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $471.00 ↑ +4%

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Antibody identification platelet antibodies heparin-pf4 igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $48.57 $11.02 – $28.58
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $343.20 $18.37 – $18.37
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $306.15 $17.80 – $462.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $257.40 $156.78 – $396.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $257.40 $149.69 – $445.74
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $306.15 $17.80 – $471.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $257.40 $151.35 – $396.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $306.15 $17.80 – $471.00

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