Administration rsv monoclonal ab seasonal dose im w/counseling 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

$61.32

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.

$146.00

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.

$21.90 with Centene vs $124.10 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
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $21.90 ↓ -64%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $40.88 ↓ -33%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $67.16 ↑ +10%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $87.60 ↑ +43%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $103.66 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $109.50 ↑ +79%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $109.50 ↑ +79%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $109.50 ↑ +79%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $124.10 ↑ +102%

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Administration rsv monoclonal ab seasonal dose im w/counseling at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $39.00 $7.03 – $102.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $39.00 $7.79 – $19.68
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $39.00 $7.44 – $22.15
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $39.00 $5.57 – $105.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $39.00 $7.52 – $19.68
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $39.00 $4.62 – $134.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $39.00 $10.13 – $20.57
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $60.00 $3.96 – $81.00

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