Athrectomy fem/pop/unilateral 37225 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

$6,931.26

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.

$16,503.00

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.

$1,057.79 with Medica vs $38,849.78 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 $1,057.79 ↓ -85%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $2,475.45 ↓ -64%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $4,620.84 ↓ -33%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $6,766.23 ↓ -2%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $7,591.38 ↑ +10%
United Commercial|All Plans $7,756.41 ↑ +12%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $8,581.56 ↑ +24%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $9,185.68 ↑ +33%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $9,185.68 ↑ +33%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $9,185.68 ↑ +33%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $9,901.80 ↑ +43%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $10,563.53 ↑ +52%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $10,563.53 ↑ +52%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $10,563.53 ↑ +52%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $10,563.53 ↑ +52%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $11,717.13 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $12,377.25 ↑ +79%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $12,377.25 ↑ +79%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $13,706.00 ↑ +98%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $14,027.55 ↑ +102%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $17,048.71 ↑ +146%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $17,048.71 ↑ +146%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $17,383.00 ↑ +151%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +152%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +152%
United Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +152%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +152%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +152%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $17,849.90 ↑ +158%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $18,024.90 ↑ +160%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $18,374.90 ↑ +165%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $18,374.90 ↑ +165%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $18,690.00 ↑ +170%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $38,849.78 ↑ +461%

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Athrectomy fem/pop/unilateral 37225 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $12,251.40 $13,272.35 – $17,188.53
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $18,251.35 $3,627.74 – $18,719.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $29,589.95 $5,881.44 – $30,348.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $33,115.00 $3,602.80 – $22,076.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $58,330.75 $9.09 – $9,370.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $73,534.54 $4.56 – $49,728.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $13,636.20 $14,772.55 – $17,188.53
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $963.00 $928.00 – $2,679.00

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