Brace afo lg left 6607 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

$199.67

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.

$199.67

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.

$27.47 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $100.12 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 $27.47 ↓ -86%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $27.57 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $27.98 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $28.11 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.73 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.03 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $29.33 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.62 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.17 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.78 ↓ -85%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $38.62 ↓ -81%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $48.78 ↓ -76%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $58.36 ↓ -71%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $58.36 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $76.49 ↓ -62%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $76.49 ↓ -62%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $87.61 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $87.61 ↓ -56%
COVENTRY AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
MERITAIN AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
AETNA AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
WEBTPA AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
AETNA EAP AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $93.81 ↓ -53%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $96.32 ↓ -52%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.12 ↓ -51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.12 ↓ -51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.12 ↓ -51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.12 ↓ -51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.12 ↓ -51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.12 ↓ -51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $100.12 ↓ -50%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $100.12 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $100.12 ↓ -50%

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Brace afo lg left 6607 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $129.79 $19.40 – $100.12
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $134.80 $47.05 – $118.84
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $129.79 $37.85 – $112.70
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $129.79 $19.40 – $100.12
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $129.79 $38.27 – $100.12
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $129.79 $17.36 – $100.12
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $129.79 $51.53 – $104.65
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $199.67 $16.34 – $100.12

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