Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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

$97.00

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.

$97.00

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.

$26.62 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $97.00 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 $26.62 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $26.71 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $27.11 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $27.24 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.84 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.13 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $28.41 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.69 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.23 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.82 ↓ -69%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $37.41 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $47.26 ↓ -51%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $56.54 ↓ -42%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $56.54 ↓ -42%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $74.11 ↓ -24%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $74.11 ↓ -24%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $84.88 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $84.88 ↓ -12%
COVENTRY AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $90.89 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $93.31 ↓ -4%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.06 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.06 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.06 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.06 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.06 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.06 ↓ -2%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $97.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $97.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $97.00 ↑ +0%

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Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $49.80 $7.89 – $7.89
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $53.95 $32.86 – $83.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $55.25 $5.42 – $189.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $55.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $55.80 $31.62 – $55.48
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $40.30 $5.42 – $301.50
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $119.14 $5.59 – $78.48
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $13.60 $5.54 – $15.64

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