Infect ag genotype na hiv-1 other region 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

$608.00

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.

$608.00

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.

$122.21 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $608.00 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 $122.21 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $122.21 ↓ -80%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $124.74 ↓ -79%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $125.96 ↓ -79%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.16 ↓ -79%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.16 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.16 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $126.45 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $127.42 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $128.68 ↓ -79%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $128.73 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $128.73 ↓ -79%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $130.02 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $131.30 ↓ -78%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $171.21 ↓ -72%
OSCAR OSCAR $182.93 ↓ -70%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $185.76 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $210.98 ↓ -65%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $216.27 ↓ -64%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $258.75 ↓ -57%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $258.75 ↓ -57%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $364.80 ↓ -40%
CIGNA CIGNA $364.80 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $386.08 ↓ -37%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $395.20 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $395.20 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $395.20 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $395.20 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $516.80 ↓ -15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $608.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $608.00 ↑ +0%

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Infect ag genotype na hiv-1 other region at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $420.60 $128.73 – $128.73
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $250.90 $126.16 – $386.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $390.00 $124.74 – $600.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $395.20 $122.21 – $608.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $336.70 $124.74 – $518.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $454.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $454.80 $257.72 – $553.34
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $390.00 $124.74 – $600.00

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