Cytomegalovirus (cmv) antibody igg 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

$137.00

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.

$137.00

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.

$7.04 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $35.00 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7.04 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7.04 ↓ -95%
COVENTRY AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
WEBTPA AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
MERITAIN AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
AETNA AETNA $12.15 ↓ -91%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $13.94 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $14.08 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.10 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.10 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.10 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $14.13 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.24 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.38 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.39 ↓ -89%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.39 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $14.53 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.68 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $19.14 ↓ -86%
OSCAR OSCAR $20.45 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $20.76 ↓ -85%
CIGNA CIGNA $21.00 ↓ -85%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $21.00 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $22.23 ↓ -84%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.75 ↓ -83%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.75 ↓ -83%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.75 ↓ -83%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.75 ↓ -83%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $24.18 ↓ -82%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $28.92 ↓ -79%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $28.92 ↓ -79%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $29.75 ↓ -78%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $35.00 ↓ -74%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $35.00 ↓ -74%

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Cytomegalovirus (cmv) antibody igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $135.60 $14.39 – $14.39
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $81.25 $13.94 – $125.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $94.90 $57.80 – $146.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $94.90 $55.19 – $164.34
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $119.60 $13.94 – $184.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $94.90 $55.80 – $146.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $119.60 $13.94 – $184.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $94.90 $75.15 – $152.60

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