Mayo methadone definitive assay confirmation urine 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

$264.00

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.

$264.00

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.

$72.71 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $264.00 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 $72.71 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $73.77 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $74.13 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $75.77 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.43 ↓ -57%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $115.57 ↓ -56%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.72 ↓ -56%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $118.87 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $121.30 ↓ -54%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $158.40 ↓ -40%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $158.40 ↓ -40%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $190.08 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $190.08 ↓ -28%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $201.70 ↓ -24%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $201.70 ↓ -24%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
COVENTRY AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $247.37 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $253.97 ↓ -4%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.72 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.72 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.72 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.72 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.72 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.72 ↓ -2%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $264.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $264.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $264.00 ↑ +0%

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Mayo methadone definitive assay confirmation urine at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $186.60 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $171.60 $96.62 – $264.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $229.45 $99.90 – $353.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $76.00 $15.28 – $116.72
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $49.40 $15.28 – $116.72
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $171.60 $69.70 – $264.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $171.60 $67.58 – $264.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $208.20 not published

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