Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain manual 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

$388.00

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.

$388.00

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.

$69.84 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $388.00 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 DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $69.84 ↓ -82%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.47 ↓ -73%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $106.86 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $108.43 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $108.95 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $111.36 ↓ -71%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.52 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $113.65 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.77 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.90 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $119.27 ↓ -69%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $149.65 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $189.03 ↓ -51%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $226.17 ↓ -42%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $226.17 ↓ -42%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.36 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.36 ↓ -28%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $296.43 ↓ -24%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $296.43 ↓ -24%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
COVENTRY AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $363.56 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $373.26 ↓ -4%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $380.24 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $380.24 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $380.24 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $380.24 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $380.24 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $380.24 ↓ -2%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $388.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $388.00 ↑ +0%

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Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain manual at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $780.00 $24.92 – $340.41
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $252.20 $107.52 – $436.73
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $780.00 $69.84 – $431.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $780.00 $69.84 – $852.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $252.20 $107.52 – $405.54
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $248.00 $49.85 – $330.76
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $252.20 $69.84 – $388.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $311.20 $37.68 – $192.44

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