Mayo sfgp rickettsia rickettsii antibody igg 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

$83.20

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.

$128.00

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.

$12.66 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $63.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $12.66 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $12.66 ↓ -85%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $18.75 ↓ -77%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $18.93 ↓ -77%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↓ -77%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↓ -77%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $19.00 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.15 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.34 ↓ -77%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.35 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $19.35 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.35 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.74 ↓ -76%
WEBTPA AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
AETNA AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
COVENTRY AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
MERITAIN AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $21.86 ↓ -74%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $25.74 ↓ -69%
OSCAR OSCAR $27.50 ↓ -67%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $27.92 ↓ -66%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $32.51 ↓ -61%
CIGNA CIGNA $37.80 ↓ -55%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $37.80 ↓ -55%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $38.89 ↓ -53%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $38.89 ↓ -53%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $40.01 ↓ -52%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.95 ↓ -51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.95 ↓ -51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.95 ↓ -51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.95 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $52.29 ↓ -37%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $53.55 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $63.00 ↓ -24%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $63.00 ↓ -24%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $63.00 ↓ -24%

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Mayo sfgp rickettsia rickettsii antibody igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $48.57 $11.61 – $30.12
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $241.20 $19.35 – $19.35
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $79.30 $18.75 – $56.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $128.00 $18.75 – $128.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $100.10 $18.75 – $154.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $36.40 $14.34 – $56.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $253.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $78.00 $27.54 – $59.13

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