Brace knee support neoprene padded open patella med 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

$271.52

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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$271.52

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.

$16.42 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $59.85 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 $16.42 ↓ -94%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $16.48 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $16.73 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $16.81 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.18 ↓ -94%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.36 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $17.53 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.70 ↓ -93%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.03 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.40 ↓ -93%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $23.08 ↓ -91%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $29.16 ↓ -89%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $34.89 ↓ -87%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $34.89 ↓ -87%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $45.73 ↓ -83%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $45.73 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $52.37 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $52.37 ↓ -81%
COVENTRY AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
MERITAIN AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
AETNA AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
WEBTPA AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
AETNA EAP AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $56.08 ↓ -79%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $57.58 ↓ -79%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.65 ↓ -78%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.65 ↓ -78%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.65 ↓ -78%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.65 ↓ -78%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.65 ↓ -78%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.65 ↓ -78%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $59.85 ↓ -78%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $59.85 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $59.85 ↓ -78%

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Brace knee support neoprene padded open patella med at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $31.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $176.49 $21.37 – $59.85
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $183.30 $18.96 – $47.88
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $176.49 $22.62 – $67.37
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $176.49 $16.94 – $59.85
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $176.49 $22.87 – $59.85
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $176.49 $14.06 – $59.85
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $176.49 $30.80 – $62.56

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