Warde 3016000 west nile virus antibody 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

$165.10

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.

$254.00

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.

$16.33 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $142.00 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 $16.33 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $16.49 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.51 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.51 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.51 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $16.55 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.68 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.84 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $16.85 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.85 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.85 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.19 ↓ -90%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $22.41 ↓ -86%
OSCAR OSCAR $23.94 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $24.31 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $28.31 ↓ -83%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.54 ↓ -83%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.54 ↓ -83%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $33.87 ↓ -79%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $33.87 ↓ -79%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
AETNA AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
COVENTRY AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
MERITAIN AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
WEBTPA AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $49.27 ↓ -70%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $85.20 ↓ -48%
CIGNA CIGNA $85.20 ↓ -48%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $90.17 ↓ -45%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $92.30 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $92.30 ↓ -44%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $92.30 ↓ -44%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $92.30 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $117.86 ↓ -29%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $120.70 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $142.00 ↓ -14%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $142.00 ↓ -14%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $142.00 ↓ -14%

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Warde 3016000 west nile virus antibody at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $48.57 $10.11 – $26.21
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $85.20 $16.85 – $16.85
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $269.10 $16.33 – $414.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $79.30 $16.51 – $122.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $79.30 $16.51 – $122.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $79.30 $16.51 – $122.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $142.00 $16.33 – $142.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $122.00 $16.51 – $122.00

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