Brachy source iodine-125 nonstranded 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

$115.00

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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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$115.00

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.

$10.98 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $40.00 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 $10.98 ↓ -90%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $11.02 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11.18 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.23 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.48 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.60 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $11.72 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.83 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.05 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.30 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $15.43 ↓ -87%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $19.49 ↓ -83%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $23.32 ↓ -80%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $23.32 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $30.56 ↓ -73%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $30.56 ↓ -73%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.00 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.00 ↓ -70%
COVENTRY AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
MERITAIN AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
AETNA AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
WEBTPA AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
AETNA EAP AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $37.48 ↓ -67%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $38.48 ↓ -67%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.20 ↓ -66%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.20 ↓ -66%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.20 ↓ -66%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.20 ↓ -66%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.20 ↓ -66%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.20 ↓ -66%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $40.00 ↓ -65%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $40.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $40.00 ↓ -65%

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Brachy source iodine-125 nonstranded at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $115.00 $14.28 – $73.65
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $115.00 $12.67 – $32.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $115.00 $15.12 – $45.02
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $115.00 $11.32 – $78.88
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $115.00 $15.29 – $40.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $115.00 $9.40 – $73.65
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $115.00 $20.59 – $41.81
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $115.00 $8.04 – $73.65

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