Cystourethroscopy w/biopsy(s) 52204 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

$6,146.00

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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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$6,146.00

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.

$1,686.46 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $6,146.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $1,686.46 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,692.61 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,717.50 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,725.80 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,763.90 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,782.34 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1,800.16 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,817.99 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,851.79 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,889.28 ↓ -69%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $2,370.51 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $2,994.33 ↓ -51%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $3,582.50 ↓ -42%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $3,582.50 ↓ -42%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4,695.54 ↓ -24%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4,695.54 ↓ -24%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,377.75 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,377.75 ↓ -13%
COVENTRY AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $5,758.80 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $5,912.45 ↓ -4%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,023.08 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,023.08 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,023.08 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,023.08 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,023.08 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,023.08 ↓ -2%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $6,146.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $6,146.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $6,146.00 ↑ +0%

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Cystourethroscopy w/biopsy(s) 52204 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $715.80 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $17,526.01 $3.36 – $4,176.77
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $18,619.61 $65.31 – $4,473.33
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $25,580.88 $31.45 – $6,843.44
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $751.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $751.80 $914.69 – $2,679.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $944.80 $127.19 – $1,697.96
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $944.80 $127.19 – $1,801.11

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