Brachy source palladium-103 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

$275.00

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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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$275.00

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.

$31.44 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $114.58 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 $31.44 ↓ -89%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $31.56 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $32.02 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $32.17 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.88 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.23 ↓ -88%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $33.56 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.89 ↓ -88%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.52 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.22 ↓ -87%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $44.19 ↓ -84%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $55.82 ↓ -80%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $66.79 ↓ -76%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $66.79 ↓ -76%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $87.54 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $87.54 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $100.26 ↓ -64%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $100.26 ↓ -64%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
WEBTPA AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
AETNA EAP AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
COVENTRY AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
MERITAIN AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $107.36 ↓ -61%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $110.23 ↓ -60%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $112.29 ↓ -59%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $112.29 ↓ -59%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $112.29 ↓ -59%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $112.29 ↓ -59%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $112.29 ↓ -59%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $112.29 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $114.58 ↓ -58%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $114.58 ↓ -58%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $114.58 ↓ -58%

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Brachy source palladium-103 nonstranded at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $275.00 $40.91 – $129.60
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $275.00 $53.84 – $136.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $275.00 $43.31 – $128.97
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $275.00 $32.43 – $138.81
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $275.00 $43.79 – $114.58
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $275.00 $26.93 – $129.60
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $275.00 $58.97 – $119.76
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $275.00 $23.03 – $129.60

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