IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour 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

$294.00

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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$294.00

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.

$80.67 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $294.00 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 $80.67 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $80.97 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $82.16 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $82.56 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $84.38 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $85.26 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $86.11 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $86.97 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.58 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $90.38 ↓ -69%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $113.40 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $143.24 ↓ -51%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $171.37 ↓ -42%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $171.37 ↓ -42%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $224.62 ↓ -24%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $224.62 ↓ -24%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $257.25 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $257.25 ↓ -13%
COVENTRY AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $275.48 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $282.83 ↓ -4%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $288.12 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $288.12 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $288.12 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $288.12 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $288.12 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $288.12 ↓ -2%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $294.00 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $294.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $294.00 ↑ +0%

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $99.60 $68.13 – $95.38
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $134.55 $64.60 – $2,691.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $191.10 $116.39 – $294.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $191.10 $112.37 – $294.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $136.50 $49.35 – $923.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $191.10 $151.32 – $307.29
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $307.00 $61.71 – $427.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $1,300.90 $21.67 – $294.00

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