Cornea pre-cut midwest eye cornea pre-cut midwest eye 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

$8,777.85

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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.

$8,777.85

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.

$107.02 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $390.00 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 $107.02 ↓ -99%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $107.41 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $108.99 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $109.51 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $111.93 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $113.10 ↓ -99%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $114.23 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $115.36 ↓ -99%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $117.51 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $119.89 ↓ -99%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $150.42 ↓ -98%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $190.01 ↓ -98%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $227.33 ↓ -97%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $227.33 ↓ -97%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $297.96 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $297.96 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $341.25 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $341.25 ↓ -96%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
WEBTPA AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
AETNA AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
AETNA EAP AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
COVENTRY AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
MERITAIN AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $365.43 ↓ -96%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $375.18 ↓ -96%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $382.20 ↓ -96%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $382.20 ↓ -96%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $382.20 ↓ -96%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $382.20 ↓ -96%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $382.20 ↓ -96%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $382.20 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $390.00 ↓ -96%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $390.00 ↓ -96%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $390.00 ↓ -96%

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Cornea pre-cut midwest eye cornea pre-cut midwest eye at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $5,705.60 $139.23 – $513.90
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $5,421.00 $153.41 – $387.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $5,705.60 $146.48 – $436.17
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $5,705.60 $109.66 – $387.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $5,705.60 $149.06 – $390.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $5,705.60 $94.00 – $400.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $5,705.60 $200.73 – $407.63
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $8,777.85 $78.39 – $390.00

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