Mayo cannabinoids natural definitive assay thc confirmation 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

$217.00

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.

$217.00

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.

$43.62 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $217.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $43.62 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.62 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $57.29 ↓ -74%
OSCAR OSCAR $58.59 ↓ -73%
MERITAIN AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $75.30 ↓ -65%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $110.88 ↓ -49%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $111.97 ↓ -48%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↓ -48%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↓ -48%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $112.41 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $113.26 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.38 ↓ -47%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $115.57 ↓ -47%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.72 ↓ -46%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $130.20 ↓ -40%
CIGNA CIGNA $130.20 ↓ -40%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $130.20 ↓ -40%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $130.20 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $137.80 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $141.05 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $141.05 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $141.05 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $141.05 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $184.45 ↓ -15%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $217.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $217.00 ↑ +0%

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Mayo cannabinoids natural definitive assay thc confirmation urine at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $206.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $62.40 $35.14 – $116.72
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $68.25 $27.73 – $116.72
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $62.40 $0.04 – $116.72
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $141.05 $43.62 – $217.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $96.00 $26.34 – $114.43
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $62.40 $25.34 – $116.72
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $62.40 $24.58 – $116.72

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