Warde 3708165 mercury 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

$121.00

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.

$121.00

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.

$15.76 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $121.00 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 $15.76 ↓ -87%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $15.91 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.93 ↓ -87%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.93 ↓ -87%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.93 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $15.98 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.09 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.25 ↓ -87%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.26 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.26 ↓ -87%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $16.42 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.59 ↓ -86%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $21.63 ↓ -82%
OSCAR OSCAR $23.11 ↓ -81%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $23.46 ↓ -81%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $24.32 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $24.32 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $27.32 ↓ -77%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $32.68 ↓ -73%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $32.68 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $41.99 ↓ -65%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $72.60 ↓ -40%
CIGNA CIGNA $72.60 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $76.84 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.65 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.65 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.65 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.65 ↓ -35%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $102.85 ↓ -15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $121.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $121.00 ↑ +0%

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Warde 3708165 mercury urine at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $97.20 $16.26 – $16.26
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $168.35 $15.76 – $259.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $65.00 $39.59 – $100.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $65.00 $37.80 – $112.56
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $168.35 $15.76 – $259.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $65.00 $38.22 – $100.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $146.90 $15.76 – $226.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $65.00 $51.47 – $104.52

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