Mayo cocou cortisone 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

$622.00

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.

$622.00

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.

$23.35 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $622.00 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 $23.35 ↓ -96%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $23.58 ↓ -96%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.61 ↓ -96%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.61 ↓ -96%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.61 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $23.67 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.84 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.08 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $24.09 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $24.09 ↓ -96%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $24.33 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.57 ↓ -96%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $32.04 ↓ -95%
OSCAR OSCAR $34.23 ↓ -94%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $34.76 ↓ -94%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $40.47 ↓ -93%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $48.42 ↓ -92%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $48.42 ↓ -92%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $125.02 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $125.02 ↓ -80%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $215.83 ↓ -65%
CIGNA CIGNA $373.20 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $373.20 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $394.97 ↓ -37%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $404.30 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $404.30 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $404.30 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $404.30 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $528.70 ↓ -15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $622.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $622.00 ↑ +0%

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Mayo cocou cortisone urine at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $259.20 $24.09 – $24.09
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $349.05 $23.35 – $537.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $186.55 $23.61 – $287.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $402.35 $23.35 – $619.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $186.55 $23.61 – $287.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $424.45 $23.35 – $653.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $217.10 $23.35 – $185.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $287.00 $23.61 – $287.00

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