Boot mlti podous univ xlg 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

$253.86

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.

$253.86

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.

$18.49 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $67.37 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 $18.49 ↓ -93%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $18.55 ↓ -93%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $18.83 ↓ -93%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $18.92 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.34 ↓ -92%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.54 ↓ -92%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $19.73 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.93 ↓ -92%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.30 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.71 ↓ -92%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $25.98 ↓ -90%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $32.82 ↓ -87%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $39.27 ↓ -85%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $39.27 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $51.47 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $51.47 ↓ -80%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.95 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.95 ↓ -77%
COVENTRY AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
MERITAIN AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
AETNA AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
WEBTPA AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
AETNA EAP AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $63.13 ↓ -75%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $64.81 ↓ -74%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $66.02 ↓ -74%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $66.02 ↓ -74%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $66.02 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $66.02 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $66.02 ↓ -74%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $66.02 ↓ -74%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $67.37 ↓ -73%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $67.37 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $67.37 ↓ -73%

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Boot mlti podous univ xlg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $80.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $165.01 $13.06 – $67.37
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $171.38 $31.66 – $79.96
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $165.01 $25.47 – $75.83
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $165.01 $13.06 – $67.37
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $165.01 $25.75 – $67.37
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $165.01 $11.68 – $67.37
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $165.01 $34.68 – $70.42

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