Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at CHI Health Mercy Corning

603 Rosary Drive, Corning, IA · Chihealth · · NPI 1699856260

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$119.04

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.

$248.00

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.

$24.94 with United vs $56.84 with MultiPlan — 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
United Medicare|All Plans $24.94 ↓ -79%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $24.94 ↓ -79%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $24.94 ↓ -79%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $24.94 ↓ -79%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $24.94 ↓ -79%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $24.94 ↓ -79%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $25.44 ↓ -79%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $25.44 ↓ -79%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $25.44 ↓ -79%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $25.94 ↓ -78%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $26.19 ↓ -78%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $26.19 ↓ -78%
Wellmark Commercial|PPO $34.80 ↓ -71%
Wellmark Commercial|HMO $34.80 ↓ -71%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $52.78 ↓ -56%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $52.78 ↓ -56%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $55.37 ↓ -53%
Medica Commercial|ACO $55.68 ↓ -53%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $55.68 ↓ -53%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $55.68 ↓ -53%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $55.68 ↓ -53%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $55.68 ↓ -53%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $55.68 ↓ -53%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $55.68 ↓ -53%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $55.68 ↓ -53%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $55.68 ↓ -53%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $55.68 ↓ -53%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $55.68 ↓ -53%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $55.68 ↓ -53%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $56.84 ↓ -52%
United Commercial|All Plans $56.84 ↓ -52%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $56.84 ↓ -52%

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Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $49.80 $7.89 – $7.89
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $53.95 $32.86 – $83.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $55.25 $5.42 – $189.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $97.00 $26.62 – $97.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $55.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $55.80 $31.62 – $55.48
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $40.30 $5.42 – $301.50
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $119.14 $5.59 – $78.48

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