Metronidazole 500 mg/100 ml in sodium chlor(iso) intravenous piggyback 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

$12.50

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$12.50

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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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$3.43 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $12.50 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

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 $3.43 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3.44 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3.49 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3.51 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.59 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.63 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $3.66 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.70 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.77 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.84 ↓ -69%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $4.82 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $6.09 ↓ -51%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $7.29 ↓ -42%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $7.29 ↓ -42%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9.55 ↓ -24%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9.55 ↓ -24%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.94 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.94 ↓ -12%
COVENTRY AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $11.71 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $12.03 ↓ -4%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.25 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.25 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.25 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.25 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.25 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12.25 ↓ -2%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $12.50 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $12.50 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $12.50 ↑ +0%

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Metronidazole 500 mg/100 ml in sodium chlor(iso) intravenous piggyback at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $14.50 $5.18 – $14.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $14.50 $5.74 – $14.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $14.50 $5.48 – $16.32
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $12.50 $3.54 – $12.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $14.50 $5.54 – $14.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $14.50 $3.41 – $14.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $10.50 $5.40 – $10.97
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $14.50 $2.91 – $14.50

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