Ghs ed rmvl or bivalving cast 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

$473.00

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.

$473.00

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.

$21.40 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $78.00 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 $21.40 ↓ -95%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $21.48 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $21.80 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $21.90 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.39 ↓ -95%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $22.85 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.07 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.50 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.98 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $30.08 ↓ -94%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.67 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $38.00 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $45.47 ↓ -90%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $45.47 ↓ -90%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $59.59 ↓ -87%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $59.59 ↓ -87%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $68.25 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $68.25 ↓ -86%
COVENTRY AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
MERITAIN AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
WEBTPA AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
AETNA EAP AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $73.09 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $75.04 ↓ -84%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.44 ↓ -84%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.44 ↓ -84%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.44 ↓ -84%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.44 ↓ -84%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.44 ↓ -84%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.44 ↓ -84%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $78.00 ↓ -84%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $78.00 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $78.00 ↓ -84%

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Ghs ed rmvl or bivalving cast at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $328.80 $254.22 – $355.91
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $397.20 $254.22 – $355.91
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MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $357.50 $129.25 – $550.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $152.80 $29.66 – $220.13
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $494.62 $29.66 – $494.62
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UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $211.43 $29.66 – $255.87

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