Application lower leg splint 29515 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

$446.00

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.

$446.00

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.

$52.30 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $290.00 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.30 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $79.58 ↓ -82%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $79.87 ↓ -82%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $81.04 ↓ -82%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $81.43 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $83.23 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $84.94 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $85.78 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $87.38 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $89.15 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $111.85 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $141.29 ↓ -68%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $169.04 ↓ -62%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $169.04 ↓ -62%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $221.56 ↓ -50%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $221.56 ↓ -50%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $253.75 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $253.75 ↓ -43%
COVENTRY AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
MERITAIN AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
AETNA AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
WEBTPA AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
AETNA EAP AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $271.73 ↓ -39%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $278.98 ↓ -37%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $284.20 ↓ -36%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $284.20 ↓ -36%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $284.20 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $284.20 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $284.20 ↓ -36%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $284.20 ↓ -36%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $290.00 ↓ -35%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $290.00 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $290.00 ↓ -35%

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Application lower leg splint 29515 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $305.40 $151.04 – $211.46
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $362.70 $13.39 – $372.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $222.00 $13.39 – $111.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $171.00 $13.39 – $111.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $171.00 $13.39 – $352.05
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $340.20 $151.04 – $211.46
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $226.20 $128.18 – $164.25
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $581.00 $13.39 – $314.00

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