Mayo antithrombin iii antigen 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

$158.60

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.

$244.00

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.

$10.48 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $244.00 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 $10.48 ↓ -93%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.58 ↓ -93%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.59 ↓ -93%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.59 ↓ -93%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.59 ↓ -93%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.62 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.70 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $10.81 ↓ -93%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.81 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.81 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.81 ↓ -93%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.03 ↓ -93%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $14.38 ↓ -91%
OSCAR OSCAR $15.36 ↓ -90%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $15.60 ↓ -90%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $18.16 ↓ -89%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $21.73 ↓ -86%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $21.73 ↓ -86%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $49.04 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $49.04 ↓ -69%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $84.67 ↓ -47%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $146.40 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $146.40 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $154.94 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.60 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.60 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.60 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.60 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $202.52 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $207.40 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $244.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $244.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $244.00 ↑ +54%

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Mayo antithrombin iii antigen at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $32.85 $6.49 – $16.83
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $283.20 $10.81 – $10.81
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $109.85 $10.48 – $169.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $157.95 $96.20 – $243.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $157.95 $91.85 – $273.52
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $109.85 $10.48 – $169.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $61.75 $10.48 – $95.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $157.95 $125.07 – $253.98

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