External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells 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

$431.00

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.

$431.00

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.

$118.70 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $431.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $118.70 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $120.44 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $121.02 ↓ -72%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $129.86 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $132.49 ↓ -69%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $140.88 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $142.28 ↓ -67%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $143.75 ↓ -67%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $145.19 ↓ -66%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $146.63 ↓ -66%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $191.19 ↓ -56%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $241.50 ↓ -44%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $288.94 ↓ -33%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $288.94 ↓ -33%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $310.32 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $310.32 ↓ -28%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $329.28 ↓ -24%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $329.28 ↓ -24%
COVENTRY AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $403.85 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $414.62 ↓ -4%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $422.38 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $422.38 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $422.38 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $422.38 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $422.38 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $422.38 ↓ -2%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $431.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $431.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $431.00 ↑ +0%

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External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $596.40 $143.75 – $143.75
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $737.75 $139.29 – $1,135.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $737.75 $139.29 – $1,135.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $435.00 $87.44 – $435.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $737.75 $139.29 – $1,135.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $664.20 not published
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $737.75 $139.29 – $1,135.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $360.80 $105.97 – $201.25

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