Coagulation time activated teg 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

$85.15

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.

$131.00

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.

$4.15 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $131.00 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 $4.15 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.19 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $4.19 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.19 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.19 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $4.21 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.24 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $4.28 ↓ -95%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.28 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.28 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.28 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.37 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $5.69 ↓ -93%
OSCAR OSCAR $6.08 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $6.18 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $7.19 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $8.60 ↓ -90%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $8.60 ↓ -90%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $26.33 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $26.33 ↓ -69%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $45.46 ↓ -47%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $78.60 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $78.60 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $83.19 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.15 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.15 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.15 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.15 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $108.73 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $111.35 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $131.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $131.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $131.00 ↑ +54%

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Coagulation time activated teg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $32.85 $2.57 – $12.07
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $33.00 $4.28 – $4.28
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $85.15 $4.15 – $131.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $50.05 $30.48 – $77.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $50.05 $29.11 – $86.67
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $85.15 $4.15 – $131.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $50.05 $29.43 – $77.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $85.15 $4.15 – $131.00

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