Brace m arm board 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

$69.80

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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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$69.80

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.

$10.07 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $36.70 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 $10.07 ↓ -86%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $10.11 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.26 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.31 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.53 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.64 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $10.75 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.86 ↓ -84%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.06 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.28 ↓ -84%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $14.16 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $17.88 ↓ -74%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $21.39 ↓ -69%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $21.39 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.04 ↓ -60%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.04 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $32.11 ↓ -54%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $32.11 ↓ -54%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
WEBTPA AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
AETNA EAP AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
COVENTRY AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
MERITAIN AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $34.39 ↓ -51%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $35.31 ↓ -49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.97 ↓ -48%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.97 ↓ -48%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.97 ↓ -48%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.97 ↓ -48%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.97 ↓ -48%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.97 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $36.70 ↓ -47%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $36.70 ↓ -47%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $36.70 ↓ -47%

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Brace m arm board at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $23.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $45.37 $7.11 – $36.70
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $36.30 $11.62 – $29.36
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $45.37 $13.87 – $41.31
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $45.37 $7.11 – $36.70
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $45.37 $14.03 – $36.70
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $45.37 $6.36 – $36.70
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $45.37 $18.89 – $38.36

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