Dpyd gene common 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

$373.75

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.

$575.00

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.

$105.32 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $524.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $105.32 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $105.32 ↓ -72%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $171.31 ↓ -54%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $171.31 ↓ -54%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $171.31 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $173.03 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $174.74 ↓ -53%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $174.81 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $174.81 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $174.81 ↓ -53%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $178.31 ↓ -52%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
COVENTRY AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
MERITAIN AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
WEBTPA AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $181.83 ↓ -51%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $232.50 ↓ -38%
OSCAR OSCAR $248.41 ↓ -34%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $252.25 ↓ -33%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $293.68 ↓ -21%
CIGNA CIGNA $314.40 ↓ -16%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $314.40 ↓ -16%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $332.74 ↓ -11%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $340.60 ↓ -9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $340.60 ↓ -9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $340.60 ↓ -9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $340.60 ↓ -9%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $351.37 ↓ -6%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $351.37 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $434.92 ↑ +16%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $445.40 ↑ +19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $524.00 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $524.00 ↑ +40%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $524.00 ↑ +40%

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Dpyd gene common variants at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $350.40 $54.96 – $244.74
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $524.00 $143.79 – $524.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $399.75 $157.44 – $615.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $350.40 $98.80 – $244.74
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $350.40 $3.50 – $244.74
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $350.40 $66.29 – $183.55
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $350.40 $83.45 – $186.07
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown $350.40 $73.42 – $183.55

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