Mayo immunoassay tumor antigen quantitative ca 27.29 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

$236.00

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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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$236.00

Gross charge

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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.

$20.17 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $236.00 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 $20.17 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $20.36 ↓ -91%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.39 ↓ -91%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.39 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.39 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $20.44 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.60 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.80 ↓ -91%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.81 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.81 ↓ -91%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $21.02 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.23 ↓ -91%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $27.68 ↓ -88%
OSCAR OSCAR $29.57 ↓ -87%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $30.03 ↓ -87%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $34.96 ↓ -85%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $41.83 ↓ -82%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $41.83 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.44 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.44 ↓ -80%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $81.89 ↓ -65%
CIGNA CIGNA $141.60 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $141.60 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $149.86 ↓ -37%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $153.40 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $153.40 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $153.40 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $153.40 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $200.60 ↓ -15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $236.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $236.00 ↑ +0%

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Mayo immunoassay tumor antigen quantitative ca 27.29 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $149.40 $20.81 – $20.81
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $70.20 $20.17 – $108.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $130.00 $79.18 – $200.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $112.45 $19.53 – $69.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $153.40 $20.17 – $236.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $176.80 $20.17 – $236.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $217.00 $54.88 – $200.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $141.05 $20.17 – $200.00

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