Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain at MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center

1118 11th Street, DeWitt, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1407938269

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$215.40

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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.

$359.00

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.

$122.06 with Wellmark vs $262.07 with UHC — 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
Wellmark Medicare Advantage $122.06 ↓ -43%
Naphcare All Products $122.06 ↓ -43%
Wellmark All Products $154.37 ↓ -28%
UHC All Products $262.07 ↑ +22%

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Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $267.60 $164.03 – $229.64
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $231.40 $15.71 – $340.41
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $260.65 $151.58 – $451.37
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $231.40 $100.75 – $364.58
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $231.40 $83.66 – $385.42
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $260.65 $206.39 – $419.13
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $357.00 $71.76 – $357.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $232.05 $71.76 – $357.00

All Iowa hospitals for this procedure →