Mayo csmpu benzodiazepines definitive assay >=13 urine 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

$105.30

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.

$162.00

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.

$17.69 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $116.72 with WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE — 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 $17.69 ↓ -83%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $17.69 ↓ -83%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $23.23 ↓ -78%
OSCAR OSCAR $23.76 ↓ -77%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
COVENTRY AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
MERITAIN AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $30.54 ↓ -71%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $52.80 ↓ -50%
CIGNA CIGNA $52.80 ↓ -50%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $52.80 ↓ -50%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $52.80 ↓ -50%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $55.88 ↓ -47%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.20 ↓ -46%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.20 ↓ -46%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.20 ↓ -46%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.20 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $73.04 ↓ -31%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $74.80 ↓ -29%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $88.00 ↓ -16%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $88.00 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $88.00 ↓ -16%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $110.88 ↑ +5%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $111.97 ↑ +6%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↑ +6%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↑ +6%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $112.41 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $113.26 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.38 ↑ +9%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.72 ↑ +11%

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Mayo csmpu benzodiazepines definitive assay >=13 urine at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $72.14 $18.39 – $44.18
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $57.20 $32.21 – $116.72
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $105.30 $64.14 – $162.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $43.55 $18.96 – $116.72
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $67.00 $13.47 – $116.72
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $162.00 $44.45 – $162.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $57.20 $22.53 – $116.72
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $57.20 $0.04 – $116.72

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