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Thyroid (TSH) Test 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

$898.00

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$192.00

Gross charge

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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.

$16.46 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $192.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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 $16.46 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.63 ↓ -98%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.80 ↓ -98%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $16.97 ↓ -98%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.14 ↓ -98%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.45 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.81 ↓ -98%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $52.88 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $53.65 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $53.91 ↓ -94%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $74.05 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $93.54 ↓ -90%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $111.92 ↓ -88%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $111.92 ↓ -88%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $138.24 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $138.24 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $146.69 ↓ -84%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $146.69 ↓ -84%
WEBTPA AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
COVENTRY AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
AETNA AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
MERITAIN AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
AETNA EAP AETNA $179.90 ↓ -80%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $184.70 ↓ -79%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $188.16 ↓ -79%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $188.16 ↓ -79%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $188.16 ↓ -79%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $188.16 ↓ -79%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $188.16 ↓ -79%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $188.16 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $192.00 ↓ -79%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $192.00 ↓ -79%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $192.00 ↓ -79%

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Thyroid (TSH) Test at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $55.00 $10.08 – $26.14
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $124.80 $76.01 – $192.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $55.00 $10.08 – $36.23
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $525.20 $9.09 – $143.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $835.00 $9.09 – $200.68
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $118.80 $16.80 – $16.80
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $723.45 $9.09 – $259.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $124.80 $72.58 – $216.12

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