Pr repair superficial wd simple scalp/neck/ax/gent/trunk/ext 2.6-7.5 cm 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

$224.64

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$468.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$78.25 with United vs $306.74 with PHCS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Medicare|All Plans $78.25 ↓ -65%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $78.25 ↓ -65%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $78.25 ↓ -65%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $78.25 ↓ -65%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $78.25 ↓ -65%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $79.82 ↓ -64%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $82.17 ↓ -63%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $82.17 ↓ -63%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $134.59 ↓ -40%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $137.29 ↓ -39%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $137.29 ↓ -39%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $139.98 ↓ -38%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $173.72 ↓ -23%
Wellmark Commercial|HMO $187.80 ↓ -16%
Wellmark Commercial|PPO $187.80 ↓ -16%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $284.83 ↑ +27%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $284.83 ↑ +27%
Medica Commercial|ACO $300.48 ↑ +34%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $300.48 ↑ +34%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $300.48 ↑ +34%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $300.48 ↑ +34%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $300.48 ↑ +34%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $300.48 ↑ +34%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $300.48 ↑ +34%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $300.48 ↑ +34%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $300.48 ↑ +34%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $300.48 ↑ +34%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $300.48 ↑ +34%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $300.48 ↑ +34%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $306.74 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|All Plans $306.74 ↑ +37%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $306.74 ↑ +37%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Pr repair superficial wd simple scalp/neck/ax/gent/trunk/ext 2.6-7.5 cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $256.20 $190.20 – $266.28
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,168.70 $18.32 – $374.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $330.00 $18.32 – $420.97
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $330.00 $18.32 – $374.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $330.00 $18.32 – $390.90
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $330.00 $18.32 – $277.63
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $374.00 $18.32 – $374.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $598.00 $18.75 – $434.67

All Iowa hospitals for this procedure →