Drug assay posaconazole 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

$53.30

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.

$82.00

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.

$16.48 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $82.00 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $16.48 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $16.48 ↓ -69%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $26.27 ↓ -51%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $26.52 ↓ -50%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.57 ↓ -50%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.57 ↓ -50%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.57 ↓ -50%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $26.63 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.83 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.10 ↓ -49%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $27.11 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $27.11 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $27.11 ↓ -49%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.65 ↓ -48%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $28.45 ↓ -47%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $36.06 ↓ -32%
OSCAR OSCAR $38.52 ↓ -28%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $39.12 ↓ -27%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $45.54 ↓ -15%
CIGNA CIGNA $49.20 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $49.20 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $52.07 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.30 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.30 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.30 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.30 ↑ +0%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $54.49 ↑ +2%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $54.49 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $68.06 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $69.70 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $82.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $82.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $82.00 ↑ +54%

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Drug assay posaconazole at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $66.43 $16.27 – $35.24
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $352.20 $27.11 – $27.11
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $53.30 $26.27 – $82.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $495.00 $26.27 – $495.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $53.30 $20.99 – $82.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $370.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $370.20 $209.78 – $450.41
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $53.30 $19.27 – $82.00

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