Epstein barr viral capsid antigen antibody igm 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

$284.00

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.

$284.00

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.

$17.57 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $284.00 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 $17.57 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $17.75 ↓ -94%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.78 ↓ -94%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.78 ↓ -94%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.78 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $17.82 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.95 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.13 ↓ -94%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.14 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.14 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $18.32 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.50 ↓ -93%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $24.13 ↓ -92%
OSCAR OSCAR $25.78 ↓ -91%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $26.18 ↓ -91%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.48 ↓ -89%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.46 ↓ -87%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.46 ↓ -87%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $57.08 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $57.08 ↓ -80%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $98.55 ↓ -65%
CIGNA CIGNA $170.40 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $170.40 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $180.34 ↓ -37%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $184.60 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $184.60 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $184.60 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $184.60 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $241.40 ↓ -15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $284.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $284.00 ↑ +0%

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Epstein barr viral capsid antigen antibody igm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $92.40 $18.14 – $18.14
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $27.30 $15.37 – $42.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $120.90 $73.64 – $186.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $120.90 $70.31 – $209.36
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $139.75 $17.57 – $215.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $120.90 $71.09 – $186.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $166.40 $17.57 – $256.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $184.60 $17.57 – $284.00

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