Injection carpal tunnel therapeutic (both sides) 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

$1,199.00

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$1,199.00

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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.

$219.25 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $799.00 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
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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 $219.25 ↓ -82%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $220.04 ↓ -82%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $223.28 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $224.36 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $229.31 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $231.71 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $234.03 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $236.34 ↓ -80%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $240.74 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $245.61 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $308.17 ↓ -74%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $389.27 ↓ -68%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $465.74 ↓ -61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $465.74 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $610.44 ↓ -49%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $610.44 ↓ -49%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $699.13 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $699.13 ↓ -42%
COVENTRY AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
MERITAIN AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
WEBTPA AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
AETNA EAP AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $748.66 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $768.64 ↓ -36%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $783.02 ↓ -35%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $783.02 ↓ -35%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $783.02 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $783.02 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $783.02 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $783.02 ↓ -35%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $799.00 ↓ -33%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $799.00 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $799.00 ↓ -33%

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Injection carpal tunnel therapeutic (both sides) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $600.00 $282.56 – $395.59
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $779.35 $14.45 – $799.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $341.25 $14.45 – $656.86
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $598.00 $14.45 – $665.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $693.00 $282.56 – $395.59
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $142.80 $173.74 – $2,679.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $541.96 $48.32 – $244.68
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $385.60 $50.79 – $259.54

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