Mayo bnzu sedative hypnotics definitive urine 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

$78.00

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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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$78.00

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.

$15.68 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $116.72 with WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE — 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 $15.68 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.68 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $20.59 ↓ -74%
OSCAR OSCAR $21.06 ↓ -73%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $27.07 ↓ -65%
CIGNA CIGNA $46.80 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $46.80 ↓ -40%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $46.80 ↓ -40%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $46.80 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $49.53 ↓ -37%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.70 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.70 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.70 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.70 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $66.30 ↓ -15%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $78.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $78.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $110.88 ↑ +42%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $111.97 ↑ +44%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↑ +44%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↑ +44%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $112.41 ↑ +44%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $113.26 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.38 ↑ +47%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $115.57 ↑ +48%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.72 ↑ +50%

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Mayo bnzu sedative hypnotics definitive urine at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $58.50 $32.94 – $116.72
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $50.70 $22.07 – $116.72
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $58.50 $18.09 – $116.72
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $58.50 $23.04 – $116.72
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $58.50 $0.04 – $116.72
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $72.14 $13.16 – $47.52
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $72.14 $13.16 – $72.14
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $72.14 $13.16 – $86.56

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