Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg 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

$85.87

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.

$85.87

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.

$10.69 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $38.95 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 $10.69 ↓ -88%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $10.73 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.88 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.94 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.18 ↓ -87%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.30 ↓ -87%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $11.41 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.52 ↓ -87%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.74 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.97 ↓ -86%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $15.02 ↓ -83%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $18.98 ↓ -78%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $22.70 ↓ -74%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $22.70 ↓ -74%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $29.76 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $29.76 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $34.08 ↓ -60%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $34.08 ↓ -60%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
WEBTPA AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
AETNA AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
AETNA EAP AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
COVENTRY AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
MERITAIN AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $36.50 ↓ -57%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $37.47 ↓ -56%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.17 ↓ -56%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.17 ↓ -56%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.17 ↓ -56%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.17 ↓ -56%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.17 ↓ -56%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $38.17 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $38.95 ↓ -55%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $38.95 ↓ -55%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $38.95 ↓ -55%

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Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $16.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $55.82 $13.91 – $38.95
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $66.25 $40.35 – $101.92
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $55.82 $32.46 – $96.66
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $55.82 $24.30 – $85.87
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $55.82 $14.89 – $38.95
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $55.82 $9.15 – $38.95
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $55.82 $20.05 – $40.71

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