Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm 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

$374.69

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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$374.69

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.

$100.46 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $366.09 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 $100.46 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $100.82 ↓ -73%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $102.30 ↓ -73%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $102.80 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.07 ↓ -72%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.17 ↓ -72%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $107.23 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $108.29 ↓ -71%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $110.30 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.54 ↓ -70%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $141.20 ↓ -62%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $178.36 ↓ -52%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $213.39 ↓ -43%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $213.39 ↓ -43%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $279.69 ↓ -25%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $279.69 ↓ -25%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $320.33 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $320.33 ↓ -15%
COVENTRY AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
MERITAIN AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
WEBTPA AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
AETNA EAP AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $343.03 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $352.18 ↓ -6%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $358.77 ↓ -4%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $358.77 ↓ -4%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $358.77 ↓ -4%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $358.77 ↓ -4%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $358.77 ↓ -4%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $358.77 ↓ -4%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $366.09 ↓ -2%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $366.09 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $366.09 ↓ -2%

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Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $243.55 $70.95 – $366.09
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $303.35 $180.52 – $455.98
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $243.55 $138.38 – $412.07
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $243.55 $70.95 – $366.09
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $246.58 $139.92 – $366.09
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $243.55 $63.48 – $366.09
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $243.55 $188.43 – $382.64
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $374.69 $59.75 – $366.09

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