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Organization

Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

NPI: 1962485136
Ankeny, IA
10 years of data
Clinical Laboratory
$31.1M
Total Payments
1.8K
Beneficiaries
2.1M
Services
3.71x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

97th
percentile in specialty
This provider$31.1M
Specialty median$1.9M

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $31.1M over 10 years
23.71x markup ratio (above median)
397th percentile in Clinical Laboratory by payments
4Payments surged 67% in 2016
512 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $31.1M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 97th percentile of Clinical Laboratory providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 105% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

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Notable: Payments increased 67% in 2016

Year-over-year payment surges can indicate changes in practice volume, new services, or billing pattern shifts.

Submitted Charges vs. Medicare Payments

Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid โ€” the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2014$52.38$14.433.63x$37.95$1.4M100.1K150
2015$52.55$15.223.45x$37.33$1.8M117.3K168
2016$55.17$15.873.48x$39.30$3.0M187.8K183
2017$54.96$15.693.50x$39.27$4.0M256.2K185
2018$54.94$15.663.51x$39.28$4.0M256.6K188
2019$52.39$13.433.90x$38.96$3.3M246.4K180
2020$56.29$16.013.52x$40.28$3.7M229.4K169
2021$56.04$14.893.76x$41.15$3.7M246.3K180
2022$55.01$13.424.10x$41.59$3.2M239.1K171
2023$53.19$12.564.23x$40.63$3.0M236.2K181

Top Procedures (20)

80061Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)โš  4.3x markup
$2.0M
149.8K services$13.31/svc4.27x markup
84443Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)โš  3.4x markup
$1.9M
101.4K services$18.92/svc3.36x markup
U0003Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r
$1.7M
20.5K services$84.91/svc1.65x markup
80048Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)โš  6.8x markup
$1.6M
164.8K services$9.51/svc6.84x markup
80053Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicalsโš  7.2x markup
$1.5M
126.7K services$11.81/svc7.22x markup
82306Vitamin d-3 level
$1.4M
40.1K services$34.56/svc2.20x markup
85025Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell countโš  5.5x markup
$1.2M
138.0K services$8.73/svc5.49x markup
87507Detection test by nucleic acid for digestive tract pathogen, multiple types or subtypes, 12-25 targets
$1.2M
2.4K services$496.09/svc1.03x markup
87086Bacterial colony count, urineโš  3.5x markup
$839.5K
89.9K services$9.33/svc3.54x markup
83036Hemoglobin a1c levelโš  3.9x markup
$782.5K
70.9K services$11.04/svc3.88x markup
86832Assessment of antibody to human leukocyte antigens (hla) with high definition qualitative panel for identification of antibody specificities, hla class i
$727.3K
2.7K services$271.06/svc2.41x markup
86833Assessment of antibody to human leukocyte antigens (hla) with high definition qualitative panel for identification of antibody specificities, hla class ii
$715.7K
2.7K services$267.77/svc2.44x markup
83970Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
$609.2K
13.0K services$46.81/svc2.58x markup
83880Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) levelโš  3.6x markup
$588.3K
14.1K services$41.63/svc3.59x markup
87186Evaluation of antimicrobial drug (antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral), microdilution or agar dilutionโš  3.2x markup
$493.2K
48.8K services$10.11/svc3.17x markup
87077Bacterial culture for aerobic isolates
$466.6K
52.0K services$8.98/svc2.39x markup
82607Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) levelโš  3.1x markup
$403.0K
23.6K services$17.10/svc3.10x markup
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sampleโš  4.8x markup
$360.3K
98.9K services$3.64/svc4.80x markup
G0103Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)โš  3.2x markup
$356.4K
16.9K services$21.13/svc3.24x markup
G0145Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision
$329.0K
10.2K services$32.17/svc2.11x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
80061Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)149.8K$2.0M$13.314.27x
84443Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)101.4K$1.9M$18.923.36x
U0003Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r20.5K$1.7M$84.911.65x
80048Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)164.8K$1.6M$9.516.84x
80053Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals126.7K$1.5M$11.817.22x
82306Vitamin d-3 level40.1K$1.4M$34.562.20x
85025Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count138.0K$1.2M$8.735.49x
87507Detection test by nucleic acid for digestive tract pathogen, multiple types or subtypes, 12-25 targets2.4K$1.2M$496.091.03x
87086Bacterial colony count, urine89.9K$839.5K$9.333.54x
83036Hemoglobin a1c level70.9K$782.5K$11.043.88x
86832Assessment of antibody to human leukocyte antigens (hla) with high definition qualitative panel for identification of antibody specificities, hla class i2.7K$727.3K$271.062.41x
86833Assessment of antibody to human leukocyte antigens (hla) with high definition qualitative panel for identification of antibody specificities, hla class ii2.7K$715.7K$267.772.44x
83970Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level13.0K$609.2K$46.812.58x
83880Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level14.1K$588.3K$41.633.59x
87186Evaluation of antimicrobial drug (antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral), microdilution or agar dilution48.8K$493.2K$10.113.17x
87077Bacterial culture for aerobic isolates52.0K$466.6K$8.982.39x
82607Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level23.6K$403.0K$17.103.10x
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample98.9K$360.3K$3.644.80x
G0103Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)16.9K$356.4K$21.133.24x
G0145Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision10.2K$329.0K$32.172.11x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

3.71x

This provider submits charges 3.71 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 3.71x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $371. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Ankeny, IA

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Data Sources

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  • โ€ข Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • โ€ข National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

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