Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$4,739.00

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.

$818.00

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.

$74.50 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $818.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $74.50 ↓ -98%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.02 ↓ -97%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.02 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $127.28 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $128.54 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $131.17 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $136.02 ↓ -97%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $164.42 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $164.42 ↓ -97%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $171.03 ↓ -96%
OSCAR OSCAR $182.73 ↓ -96%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $185.56 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $216.04 ↓ -95%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $258.47 ↓ -95%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $258.47 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $266.00 ↓ -94%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
MERITAIN AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
WEBTPA AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
COVENTRY AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $283.85 ↓ -94%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $403.86 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $407.82 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $409.40 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $416.78 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $416.78 ↓ -91%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $416.78 ↓ -91%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $490.80 ↓ -90%
CIGNA CIGNA $490.80 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $519.43 ↓ -89%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $531.70 ↓ -89%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $531.70 ↓ -89%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $531.70 ↓ -89%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $531.70 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $678.94 ↓ -86%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $695.30 ↓ -85%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $818.00 ↓ -83%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 12-25 targets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $919.20 $131.04 – $648.37
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,000.20 $416.78 – $416.78
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,010.10 $353.56 – $966.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $579.80 $353.14 – $892.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $579.80 $337.18 – $1,004.04
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $798.85 $273.38 – $966.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $579.80 $340.92 – $892.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $964.00 $210.80 – $1,134.13

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