Extractable nuclear antigen/antibody any method each antibody centromere 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

$204.10

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.

$314.00

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.

$17.37 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $169.00 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 $17.37 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $17.54 ↓ -91%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.57 ↓ -91%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.57 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.57 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $17.61 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.75 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.92 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $17.93 ↓ -91%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.93 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.93 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.29 ↓ -91%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $23.85 ↓ -88%
OSCAR OSCAR $25.48 ↓ -88%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $25.87 ↓ -87%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.12 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.97 ↓ -83%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.97 ↓ -83%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.04 ↓ -82%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.04 ↓ -82%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
COVENTRY AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
MERITAIN AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $58.64 ↓ -71%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $101.40 ↓ -50%
CIGNA CIGNA $101.40 ↓ -50%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $107.32 ↓ -47%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $109.85 ↓ -46%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $109.85 ↓ -46%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $109.85 ↓ -46%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $109.85 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $140.27 ↓ -31%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $143.65 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $169.00 ↓ -17%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $169.00 ↓ -17%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $169.00 ↓ -17%

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Extractable nuclear antigen/antibody any method each antibody centromere at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $48.57 $10.76 – $27.90
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $244.80 $17.93 – $17.93
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $142.35 $17.37 – $85.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $133.25 $17.93 – $205.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $133.25 $77.49 – $230.75
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $55.90 $17.37 – $86.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $133.25 $78.35 – $205.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $148.85 $17.37 – $203.00

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