Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe trichomonas vaginalis 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

$170.95

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.

$263.00

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.

$10.65 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $70.53 with NOVA — 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 $10.65 ↓ -94%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $10.65 ↓ -94%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
COVENTRY AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
WEBTPA AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
MERITAIN AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
AETNA AETNA $18.39 ↓ -89%
CIGNA CIGNA $31.80 ↓ -81%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $31.80 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $33.66 ↓ -80%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $34.01 ↓ -80%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $34.34 ↓ -80%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -80%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -80%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.45 ↓ -80%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.45 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.45 ↓ -80%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.45 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $34.47 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.73 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.08 ↓ -79%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $35.09 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.79 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $43.99 ↓ -74%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $45.05 ↓ -74%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $46.67 ↓ -73%
OSCAR OSCAR $49.86 ↓ -71%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $50.63 ↓ -70%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $53.00 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $53.00 ↓ -69%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $53.00 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $58.95 ↓ -66%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↓ -59%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↓ -59%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe trichomonas vaginalis at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $79.20 $21.05 – $54.59
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $115.20 $35.09 – $35.09
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $67.60 $34.01 – $104.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $202.15 $123.12 – $311.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $202.15 $117.56 – $350.06
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $67.60 $29.43 – $104.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $202.15 $118.86 – $311.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $170.95 $34.01 – $263.00

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