Cyp2c19 gene com variants 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

$880.75

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.

$1,355.00

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.

$272.36 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $1,355.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $272.36 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $272.36 ↓ -69%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $282.33 ↓ -68%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $285.09 ↓ -68%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $285.53 ↓ -68%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $285.53 ↓ -68%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $285.53 ↓ -68%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $286.20 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $288.39 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $291.24 ↓ -67%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $291.36 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $291.36 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $291.36 ↓ -67%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $297.19 ↓ -66%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $387.51 ↓ -56%
OSCAR OSCAR $414.02 ↓ -53%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $420.43 ↓ -52%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $470.19 ↓ -47%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $489.48 ↓ -44%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $585.63 ↓ -34%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $585.63 ↓ -34%
CIGNA CIGNA $813.00 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $813.00 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $860.43 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $880.75 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $880.75 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $880.75 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $880.75 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,124.65 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $1,151.75 ↑ +31%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,355.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,355.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,355.00 ↑ +54%

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Cyp2c19 gene com variants at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $583.20 $91.60 – $407.93
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $880.75 $282.33 – $1,355.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $880.75 $282.33 – $1,355.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $880.75 $282.33 – $1,355.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $583.20 $164.68 – $407.93
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $583.20 $3.50 – $407.93
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $583.20 $110.48 – $305.93
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $583.20 $139.08 – $310.12

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