Mayo oxalate 24 hour 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

$119.60

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.

$184.00

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.

$14.00 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $96.00 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 $14.00 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $14.14 ↓ -88%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.16 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.16 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.16 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $14.20 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.30 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.44 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $14.45 ↓ -88%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.45 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.45 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.74 ↓ -88%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $19.22 ↓ -84%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $19.30 ↓ -84%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $19.30 ↓ -84%
OSCAR OSCAR $20.53 ↓ -83%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $20.85 ↓ -83%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $24.28 ↓ -80%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $29.04 ↓ -76%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $29.04 ↓ -76%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
COVENTRY AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
MERITAIN AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
WEBTPA AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $33.31 ↓ -72%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $57.60 ↓ -52%
CIGNA CIGNA $57.60 ↓ -52%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $60.96 ↓ -49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $62.40 ↓ -48%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $62.40 ↓ -48%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $62.40 ↓ -48%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $62.40 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $79.68 ↓ -33%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $81.60 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $96.00 ↓ -20%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $96.00 ↓ -20%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $96.00 ↓ -20%

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Mayo oxalate 24 hour urine at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $64.28 $8.67 – $23.62
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $151.80 $14.45 – $14.45
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $119.60 $14.00 – $96.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $113.75 $14.16 – $175.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $62.40 $14.00 – $96.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $118.95 $14.00 – $183.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $113.75 $14.16 – $175.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $184.00 $14.00 – $184.00

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