Creatine kinase isoenzymes at MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center

1755 59th Place, West Des Moines, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1538395975

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

$133.00

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.

$133.00

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.

$12.97 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $127.00 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 $12.97 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $13.10 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.12 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.12 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.12 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $13.15 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.25 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.38 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.39 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.39 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.52 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.66 ↓ -90%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.81 ↓ -87%
OSCAR OSCAR $19.03 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $19.32 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $22.50 ↓ -83%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $25.53 ↓ -81%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $25.53 ↓ -81%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.91 ↓ -80%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.91 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
COVENTRY AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
MERITAIN AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
AETNA AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
WEBTPA AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $44.07 ↓ -67%
CIGNA CIGNA $76.20 ↓ -43%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $76.20 ↓ -43%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $80.65 ↓ -39%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $82.55 ↓ -38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $82.55 ↓ -38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $82.55 ↓ -38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $82.55 ↓ -38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $107.95 ↓ -19%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $127.00 ↓ -5%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $127.00 ↓ -5%

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Creatine kinase isoenzymes at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $142.80 $13.39 – $13.39
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $82.55 $12.97 – $127.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $82.55 $12.97 – $127.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $86.45 $12.97 – $133.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $177.00 $48.57 – $177.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $115.05 $12.97 – $177.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $82.55 $12.97 – $127.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $150.00 not published

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