Brace back pinnacle lo 627 lumbar 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

$1,337.90

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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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$1,337.90

Gross charge

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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.

$73.28 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $267.04 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $73.28 ↓ -95%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $73.54 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $74.62 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $74.98 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $76.64 ↓ -94%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $77.44 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $78.22 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $78.99 ↓ -94%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $80.46 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $82.09 ↓ -94%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $103.00 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $130.10 ↓ -90%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $155.66 ↓ -88%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $155.66 ↓ -88%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $204.02 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $204.02 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $233.66 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $233.66 ↓ -83%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
WEBTPA AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
AETNA AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
AETNA EAP AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
COVENTRY AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
MERITAIN AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $250.22 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $256.89 ↓ -81%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $261.70 ↓ -80%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $261.70 ↓ -80%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $261.70 ↓ -80%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $261.70 ↓ -80%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $261.70 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $261.70 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $267.04 ↓ -80%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $267.04 ↓ -80%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $267.04 ↓ -80%

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Brace back pinnacle lo 627 lumbar at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $869.63 $95.33 – $802.74
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,083.17 $109.80 – $277.34
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $869.63 $100.94 – $300.58
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $869.63 $75.57 – $802.74
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $869.63 $102.06 – $267.04
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $869.63 $62.75 – $802.74
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $869.63 $137.45 – $279.11
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,337.90 $53.68 – $802.74

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