Igh gene rearrange amp meth 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

$1,127.75

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.

$1,735.00

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.

$194.03 with MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $1,735.00 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
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $194.03 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $194.03 ↓ -83%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $194.03 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $195.97 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $197.91 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $197.99 ↓ -82%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $197.99 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $197.99 ↓ -82%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $201.95 ↓ -82%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $263.33 ↓ -77%
OSCAR OSCAR $281.34 ↓ -75%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $285.70 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $332.62 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $348.74 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $348.74 ↓ -69%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $397.96 ↓ -65%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $397.96 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $602.05 ↓ -47%
CIGNA CIGNA $1,041.00 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $1,041.00 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,101.73 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,127.75 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,127.75 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,127.75 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,127.75 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,440.05 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $1,474.75 ↑ +31%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,735.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,735.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,735.00 ↑ +54%

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