Mayo hiser histoplasma antibodies immunodiffusion 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

$115.05

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.

$177.00

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.

$4.02 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $27.72 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4.02 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4.02 ↓ -97%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
WEBTPA AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
COVENTRY AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
MERITAIN AETNA $6.94 ↓ -94%
CIGNA CIGNA $12.00 ↓ -90%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $12.00 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $12.70 ↓ -89%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $13.00 ↓ -89%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $13.00 ↓ -89%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $13.00 ↓ -89%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $13.00 ↓ -89%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $13.36 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $13.49 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.51 ↓ -88%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.51 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.51 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $13.55 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.65 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.78 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $13.79 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.79 ↓ -88%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.79 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.07 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $16.60 ↓ -86%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $17.00 ↓ -85%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $18.34 ↓ -84%
OSCAR OSCAR $19.60 ↓ -83%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $19.90 ↓ -83%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $20.00 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $20.00 ↓ -83%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $20.00 ↓ -83%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $23.17 ↓ -80%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $27.72 ↓ -76%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $27.72 ↓ -76%

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Mayo hiser histoplasma antibodies immunodiffusion at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $48.57 $8.27 – $19.44
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $135.60 $13.79 – $13.79
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $122.85 $13.36 – $89.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $57.85 $35.24 – $89.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $57.85 $13.36 – $89.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $313.95 $13.36 – $483.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $20.00 $4.02 – $27.72
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $89.00 $24.42 – $89.00

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