Mayo vitamin k 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

$151.45

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.

$233.00

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.

$13.29 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $233.00 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 $13.29 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $13.42 ↓ -91%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.45 ↓ -91%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.45 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.45 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $13.47 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.58 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.71 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $13.72 ↓ -91%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.72 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.72 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.99 ↓ -91%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $18.25 ↓ -88%
OSCAR OSCAR $19.50 ↓ -87%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $19.80 ↓ -87%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $23.05 ↓ -85%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $27.58 ↓ -82%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $27.58 ↓ -82%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $46.83 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $46.83 ↓ -69%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $80.85 ↓ -47%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $139.80 ↓ -8%
CIGNA CIGNA $139.80 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $147.96 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $151.45 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $151.45 ↑ +0%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $151.45 ↑ +0%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $151.45 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $193.39 ↑ +28%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $198.05 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $233.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $233.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $233.00 ↑ +54%

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Mayo vitamin k at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $64.28 $8.23 – $23.62
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $264.60 $13.72 – $13.72
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $138.45 $13.29 – $213.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $138.45 $80.51 – $239.75
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $138.45 $13.29 – $213.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $138.45 $81.41 – $213.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $96.85 $13.29 – $149.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $138.45 $109.63 – $222.63

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