Brace knee 32in univ t-scope short lt/rt 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

$419.39

Cash price

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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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$419.39

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.

$115.08 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $419.39 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 $115.08 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $115.50 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $117.20 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $117.76 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $120.36 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $121.62 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $122.84 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $124.06 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.36 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $128.92 ↓ -69%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $161.76 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $204.33 ↓ -51%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $244.46 ↓ -42%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $244.46 ↓ -42%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $320.41 ↓ -24%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $320.41 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $366.97 ↓ -12%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $366.97 ↓ -12%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
COVENTRY AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $392.97 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $403.45 ↓ -4%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $411.00 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $411.00 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $411.00 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $411.00 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $411.00 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $411.00 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $419.39 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $419.39 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $419.39 ↑ +0%

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Brace knee 32in univ t-scope short lt/rt at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $272.60 $81.28 – $419.39
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $339.55 $206.81 – $522.38
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $272.44 $158.43 – $471.78
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $272.44 $81.23 – $419.14
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $272.60 $160.29 – $419.39
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $272.60 $72.72 – $419.39
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $272.60 $215.86 – $438.35
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $419.39 $68.44 – $419.39

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