Treatment of thigh fracture 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

$4,380.00

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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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$4,380.00

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.

$801.25 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $2,920.00 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 $801.25 ↓ -82%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $804.17 ↓ -82%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $815.99 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $819.94 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $838.04 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $855.27 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $863.74 ↓ -80%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $879.80 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $897.61 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1,126.24 ↓ -74%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,147.23 ↓ -74%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,422.62 ↓ -68%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,702.07 ↓ -61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,702.07 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,230.88 ↓ -49%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,230.88 ↓ -49%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,555.00 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,555.00 ↓ -42%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
AETNA EAP AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,736.04 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $2,809.04 ↓ -36%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,861.60 ↓ -35%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,861.60 ↓ -35%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,861.60 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,861.60 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,861.60 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,861.60 ↓ -35%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2,920.00 ↓ -33%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $2,920.00 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $2,920.00 ↓ -33%

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Treatment of thigh fracture at other Iowa hospitals

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UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $6,115.20 $1,099.24 – $2,927.80
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