Mayo ticks anaplasma phagocytophilum antibody igg 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

$174.00

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.

$174.00

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.

$6.23 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $31.00 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 $6.23 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $6.23 ↓ -96%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $9.86 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $9.96 ↓ -94%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.98 ↓ -94%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.98 ↓ -94%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.98 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.00 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.08 ↓ -94%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.18 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.18 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.18 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $10.28 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.38 ↓ -94%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
MERITAIN AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
WEBTPA AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
COVENTRY AETNA $10.76 ↓ -94%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $13.54 ↓ -92%
OSCAR OSCAR $14.47 ↓ -92%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $14.69 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $17.10 ↓ -90%
CIGNA CIGNA $18.60 ↓ -89%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $18.60 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $19.69 ↓ -89%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20.15 ↓ -88%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20.15 ↓ -88%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20.15 ↓ -88%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20.15 ↓ -88%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $20.46 ↓ -88%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $20.46 ↓ -88%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $26.35 ↓ -85%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $31.00 ↓ -82%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $31.00 ↓ -82%

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Mayo ticks anaplasma phagocytophilum antibody igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $145.20 $10.18 – $10.18
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $172.90 $9.86 – $97.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $70.85 $9.86 – $109.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $117.00 $9.86 – $166.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $97.00 $26.62 – $97.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $63.05 $9.86 – $97.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $172.90 $9.86 – $97.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $153.00 not published

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