Mayo ttfb testosterone bioavailable direct 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

$139.75

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.

$215.00

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.

$43.22 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $215.00 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.22 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.22 ↓ -69%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.25 ↓ -64%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.25 ↓ -64%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.25 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.76 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $51.26 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $51.28 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.28 ↓ -63%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.28 ↓ -63%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.31 ↓ -63%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $68.20 ↓ -51%
OSCAR OSCAR $72.87 ↓ -48%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $74.00 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $74.61 ↓ -47%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $86.15 ↓ -38%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $103.07 ↓ -26%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $103.07 ↓ -26%
CIGNA CIGNA $129.00 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $129.00 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $136.53 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $139.75 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $139.75 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $139.75 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $139.75 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $178.45 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $182.75 ↑ +31%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $215.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $215.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $215.00 ↑ +54%

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Mayo ttfb testosterone bioavailable direct at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $116.00 $30.77 – $79.78
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $46.80 $26.35 – $103.07
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $97.50 $42.45 – $150.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $139.75 $50.25 – $215.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $215.00 $43.22 – $215.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $72.00 $19.76 – $72.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $46.80 $41.04 – $103.07
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $46.80 $18.43 – $103.07

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