Mycoplasma antibody igm 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

$300.00

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.

$300.00

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.

$12.83 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $78.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $12.83 ↓ -96%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.96 ↓ -96%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.98 ↓ -96%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.98 ↓ -96%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.98 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $13.01 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.10 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.23 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.24 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.24 ↓ -96%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.37 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.50 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.68 ↓ -95%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.68 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.61 ↓ -94%
OSCAR OSCAR $18.81 ↓ -94%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $19.11 ↓ -94%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $22.24 ↓ -93%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.61 ↓ -91%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.61 ↓ -91%
MERITAIN AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
AETNA AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
COVENTRY AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
WEBTPA AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $27.07 ↓ -91%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $46.80 ↓ -84%
CIGNA CIGNA $46.80 ↓ -84%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $49.53 ↓ -83%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.70 ↓ -83%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.70 ↓ -83%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.70 ↓ -83%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.70 ↓ -83%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $66.30 ↓ -78%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $78.00 ↓ -74%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $78.00 ↓ -74%

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Mycoplasma antibody igm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $177.00 $13.24 – $13.24
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $90.35 $12.83 – $113.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $73.45 $44.74 – $113.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $73.45 $42.71 – $127.19
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $104.00 $12.83 – $113.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $73.45 $43.19 – $113.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $63.05 $12.83 – $97.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $73.45 $58.16 – $118.11

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