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HC External Infectious Disease Microbial Cell-Free Dna Plasma Untargeted Next-Generation Sequencing
Des Moines, IA
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Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp’s median price of $1.2k is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($2.2k), higher than 5% of the 1,596 hospitals reporting CPT 0152U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 14 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $629.81 | $629.81 | $629.81 – $629.81 |
| 2 | First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $629.81 | $629.81 | $629.81 – $629.81 |
| 3 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $629.81 | $629.81 | $629.81 – $629.81 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,089 | $1,089 | $1,089 – $1,089 |
| 5 | Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,180 | $1,180 | $1,180 – $1,180 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare deere premier facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,506 | $1,506 | $1,506 – $1,506 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc optum behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,815 | $1,815 | $1,815 – $1,815 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $2,084 | $2,084 | $2,084 – $2,084 |
| 9 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $2,105 | $2,105 | $2,105 – $2,105 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $2,125 | $2,125 | $2,125 – $2,125 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both | $2,126 | $2,126 | $2,126 – $2,126 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options facility · fee schedule · both | $2,126 | $2,126 | $2,126 – $2,126 |
| 13 | Oscar oscar facility · fee schedule · both | $3,021 | $3,021 | $3,021 – $3,021 |
| 14 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · both | $3,572 | $3,572 | $3,572 – $3,572 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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