Brace kafo 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

$3,720.57

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.

$3,720.57

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.

$1,020.92 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $3,720.57 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 $1,020.92 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,024.64 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,039.71 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,044.74 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,067.80 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,078.97 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1,089.75 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,100.54 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,121.01 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,143.70 ↓ -69%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1,435.02 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,812.66 ↓ -51%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2,168.72 ↓ -42%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2,168.72 ↓ -42%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,842.52 ↓ -24%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,842.52 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,255.50 ↓ -12%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,255.50 ↓ -12%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
COVENTRY AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $3,486.17 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3,579.19 ↓ -4%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,646.16 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,646.16 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,646.16 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,646.16 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,646.16 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,646.16 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $3,720.57 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3,720.57 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3,720.57 ↑ +0%

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Brace kafo dbl upright cust at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,418.37 $1,328.24 – $3,720.57
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,297.74 $1,399.50 – $3,534.98
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,418.37 $1,406.38 – $4,187.87
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,418.37 $1,052.92 – $3,720.57
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,418.37 $1,422.00 – $3,720.57
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,418.37 $874.33 – $3,720.57
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,418.37 $1,914.98 – $3,888.74
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,720.57 $747.83 – $3,720.57

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