Varicella zoster 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

$105.95

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.

$163.00

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.

$12.48 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $133.00 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 $12.48 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.61 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.62 ↓ -88%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.62 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.62 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.66 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.75 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.87 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $12.88 ↓ -88%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.88 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.88 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.14 ↓ -88%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.13 ↓ -84%
OSCAR OSCAR $18.30 ↓ -83%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $18.59 ↓ -82%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $21.64 ↓ -80%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $25.89 ↓ -76%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $25.89 ↓ -76%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $26.73 ↓ -75%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $26.73 ↓ -75%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
AETNA AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
COVENTRY AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
MERITAIN AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
WEBTPA AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $46.15 ↓ -56%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $79.80 ↓ -25%
CIGNA CIGNA $79.80 ↓ -25%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $84.46 ↓ -20%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.45 ↓ -18%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.45 ↓ -18%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.45 ↓ -18%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.45 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $110.39 ↑ +4%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $113.05 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $133.00 ↑ +26%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $133.00 ↑ +26%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $133.00 ↑ +26%

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Varicella zoster antibody igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $48.57 $7.73 – $20.03
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $111.60 $12.88 – $12.88
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $60.45 $12.48 – $66.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $90.35 $55.03 – $139.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $90.35 $52.54 – $156.46
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $152.75 $12.48 – $235.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $90.35 $53.13 – $139.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $152.75 $12.48 – $235.00

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