Allograft epieffect 2x3cm-q4186-cost per sq cm at MercyOne Centerville Medical Center

1 Saint Joseph Dr, Centerville, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1356391635

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$3,227.12

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.

$3,227.12

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.

$17.27 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $62.95 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↓ -99%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $17.34 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $17.59 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $17.68 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.07 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.26 ↓ -99%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $18.44 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.62 ↓ -99%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.97 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.35 ↓ -99%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $24.28 ↓ -99%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.67 ↓ -99%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.69 ↓ -99%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.69 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $48.09 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $48.09 ↓ -99%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $55.08 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $55.08 ↓ -98%
COVENTRY AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
MERITAIN AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
AETNA AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
WEBTPA AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
AETNA EAP AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $58.98 ↓ -98%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $60.56 ↓ -98%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $61.69 ↓ -98%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $61.69 ↓ -98%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $61.69 ↓ -98%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $61.69 ↓ -98%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $61.69 ↓ -98%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $61.69 ↓ -98%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $62.95 ↓ -98%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $62.95 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $62.95 ↓ -98%

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Allograft epieffect 2x3cm-q4186-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,097.63 $12.20 – $62.95
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,492.97 $29.58 – $74.72
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,097.63 $23.80 – $70.86
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,097.63 $12.20 – $62.95
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,097.63 $24.06 – $62.95
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,097.63 $10.92 – $62.95
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,097.63 $32.40 – $65.80
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,227.12 $10.27 – $62.95

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