Mayo chrcb tissue culture non-neoplastic disorders lymphocyte 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

$589.55

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.

$907.00

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.

$112.88 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $907.00 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 $112.88 ↓ -81%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $113.99 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.16 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.16 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.16 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $114.43 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $115.30 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.44 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $116.49 ↓ -80%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $116.49 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $116.49 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $118.82 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $154.93 ↓ -74%
OSCAR OSCAR $165.53 ↓ -72%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $168.10 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $182.31 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $182.31 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $195.70 ↓ -67%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $234.14 ↓ -60%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $234.14 ↓ -60%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $314.73 ↓ -47%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $544.20 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $544.20 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $575.95 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $589.55 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $589.55 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $589.55 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $589.55 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $752.81 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $770.95 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $907.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $907.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $907.00 ↑ +54%

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Mayo chrcb tissue culture non-neoplastic disorders lymphocyte at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $292.80 $58.95 – $181.23
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $730.20 $116.49 – $116.49
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $589.55 $112.88 – $907.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $907.00 $112.88 – $907.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $227.50 $112.88 – $350.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $589.55 $112.88 – $907.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $813.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $413.40 $234.26 – $502.97

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