Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs

800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA · Chihealth · · NPI 1265517759

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

$1,632.12

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.

$3,886.00

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.

$363.49 with Medica vs $3,505.42 with AMPS — 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
Medica Commercial|ACO $363.49 ↓ -78%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $582.90 ↓ -64%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $1,088.08 ↓ -33%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $1,538.30 ↓ -6%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $1,538.30 ↓ -6%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $1,568.47 ↓ -4%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,579.02 ↓ -3%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $1,579.02 ↓ -3%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,579.02 ↓ -3%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $1,579.02 ↓ -3%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $1,579.02 ↓ -3%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $1,593.26 ↓ -2%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $1,610.60 ↓ -1%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $1,626.39 ↓ -0%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $1,657.97 ↑ +2%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $1,657.97 ↑ +2%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $1,701.00 ↑ +4%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $1,787.56 ↑ +10%
United Commercial|All Plans $1,826.42 ↑ +12%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $2,020.72 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $2,020.72 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $2,322.00 ↑ +42%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $2,331.60 ↑ +43%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $2,759.06 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $2,914.50 ↑ +79%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +86%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +86%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +86%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,303.10 ↑ +102%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +114%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +114%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +114%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +114%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $3,505.42 ↑ +115%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $2,085.60 $1,550.93 – $1,795.30
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,468.70 $1,355.89 – $3,798.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $670.00 $134.67 – $3,206.43
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $380.25 $117.59 – $3,206.43
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $5,056.35 $1,598.08 – $7,779.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $2,409.60 $1,550.93 – $2,073.50
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $1,956.60 $928.00 – $2,328.70
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $3,107.00 $1,123.30 – $4,780.00

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