Brace afo dbl upright cust 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

$1,151.48

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.

$1,151.48

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.

$315.97 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $1,151.48 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $315.97 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $317.12 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $321.78 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $323.34 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $330.47 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $333.93 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $337.27 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $340.61 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $346.94 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $353.96 ↓ -69%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $444.13 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $561.00 ↓ -51%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $671.20 ↓ -42%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $671.20 ↓ -42%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $879.73 ↓ -24%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $879.73 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,007.55 ↓ -12%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,007.55 ↓ -12%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,078.94 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,107.72 ↓ -4%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,128.45 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,128.45 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,128.45 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,128.45 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,128.45 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,128.45 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,151.48 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,151.48 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,151.48 ↑ +0%

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Brace afo dbl upright cust at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $748.46 $411.08 – $1,151.48
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $932.25 $567.81 – $1,434.23
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