Hydromorphone 0.2 mg/ml in 0.9% nacl IV pca opioid naive - 4 hr dose limit (wrapper) 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

$564.00

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.

$564.00

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.

$5.40 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) vs $55.00 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
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.40 ↓ -99%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.09 ↓ -97%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $15.15 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $15.37 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $15.44 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.79 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.95 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $16.11 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.27 ↓ -97%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.57 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.91 ↓ -97%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $21.21 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $26.80 ↓ -95%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $32.06 ↓ -94%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $32.06 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $42.02 ↓ -93%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $42.02 ↓ -93%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.13 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.13 ↓ -91%
COVENTRY AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
WEBTPA AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
MERITAIN AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
AETNA EAP AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
AETNA AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $51.54 ↓ -91%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $52.91 ↓ -91%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.90 ↓ -90%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.90 ↓ -90%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.90 ↓ -90%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.90 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.90 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.90 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $55.00 ↓ -90%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $55.00 ↓ -90%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $55.00 ↓ -90%

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