Coombs indirect titer reference 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

$210.00

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.

$210.00

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.

$47.47 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $173.00 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 $47.47 ↓ -77%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $47.64 ↓ -77%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $48.34 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $48.58 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $49.65 ↓ -76%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.17 ↓ -76%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $50.67 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $51.17 ↓ -76%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.12 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $53.18 ↓ -75%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $66.73 ↓ -68%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $84.29 ↓ -60%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $100.84 ↓ -52%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $100.84 ↓ -52%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $124.56 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $124.56 ↓ -41%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $132.17 ↓ -37%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $132.17 ↓ -37%
COVENTRY AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
MERITAIN AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
AETNA AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
WEBTPA AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
AETNA EAP AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $162.10 ↓ -23%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $166.43 ↓ -21%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $169.54 ↓ -19%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $169.54 ↓ -19%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $169.54 ↓ -19%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $169.54 ↓ -19%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $169.54 ↓ -19%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $169.54 ↓ -19%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $173.00 ↓ -18%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $173.00 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $173.00 ↓ -18%

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Coombs indirect titer reference at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $143.40 $107.25 – $164.03
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $263.90 $5.18 – $340.41
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $136.50 $68.49 – $173.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $112.45 $65.39 – $194.73
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $98.15 $5.18 – $364.58
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $112.45 $66.12 – $173.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $136.50 $5.18 – $329.20
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $112.45 $89.04 – $180.82

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