Infect ag na hpv high-risk types 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

$154.70

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.

$238.00

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.

$34.01 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $238.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $34.01 ↓ -78%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $34.34 ↓ -78%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -78%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $34.47 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.73 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.08 ↓ -77%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $35.09 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $35.09 ↓ -77%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.79 ↓ -77%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $46.67 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.84 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.84 ↓ -69%
OSCAR OSCAR $49.86 ↓ -68%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $50.63 ↓ -67%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $58.95 ↓ -62%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↓ -54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↓ -54%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $82.59 ↓ -47%
CIGNA CIGNA $142.80 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $142.80 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $151.13 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.70 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.70 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.70 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.70 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $197.54 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $202.30 ↑ +31%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $238.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $238.00 ↑ +54%

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Infect ag na hpv high-risk types at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $77.60 $21.05 – $54.59
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $88.80 $35.09 – $35.09
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $139.75 $34.01 – $215.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $139.75 $34.01 – $152.65
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $93.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $124.20 $70.38 – $151.11
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $68.25 $24.68 – $95.49
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $77.60 $21.05 – $54.59

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