Cath symplicity spyral 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

$27,504.00

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$27,504.00

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.

$7,547.10 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $27,504.00 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 $7,547.10 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $7,574.60 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $7,685.99 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $7,723.12 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,893.65 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,976.16 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $8,055.92 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,135.68 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,286.96 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8,454.73 ↓ -69%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $10,608.29 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $13,399.95 ↓ -51%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $16,032.08 ↓ -42%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $16,032.08 ↓ -42%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $21,013.06 ↓ -24%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $21,013.06 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $24,066.00 ↓ -13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $24,066.00 ↓ -13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
COVENTRY AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $25,771.25 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $26,458.85 ↓ -4%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26,953.92 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26,953.92 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26,953.92 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26,953.92 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26,953.92 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26,953.92 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $27,504.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $27,504.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $27,504.00 ↑ +0%

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Cath symplicity spyral at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $17,877.60 $9,818.93 – $27,504.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $20,800.00 $12,668.80 – $32,000.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $17,877.60 $10,396.51 – $30,958.50
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $17,877.60 $7,783.63 – $27,504.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $17,877.60 $10,512.03 – $27,504.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $17,877.60 $6,463.44 – $27,504.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $17,877.60 $14,156.31 – $28,747.18
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $27,504.00 $5,528.30 – $27,504.00

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