Gammaglobulin ige 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

$160.55

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.

$247.00

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.

$15.95 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $247.00 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 $15.95 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $16.11 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.13 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.13 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.13 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $16.17 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.29 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.45 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $16.46 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.46 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.46 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.79 ↓ -90%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $21.89 ↓ -86%
OSCAR OSCAR $23.39 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $23.75 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $27.65 ↓ -83%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $33.08 ↓ -79%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $33.08 ↓ -79%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $49.65 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $49.65 ↓ -69%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $85.71 ↓ -47%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $148.20 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $148.20 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $156.85 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.55 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.55 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.55 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.55 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $205.01 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $209.95 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $247.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $247.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $247.00 ↑ +54%

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Gammaglobulin ige at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $64.28 $9.88 – $25.60
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $118.20 $16.46 – $16.46
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $141.70 $15.95 – $218.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $83.85 $51.07 – $129.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $83.85 $48.76 – $145.20
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $141.70 $15.95 – $218.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $83.85 $49.30 – $129.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $151.45 $15.95 – $233.00

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