Baclofen eval charges 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

$73.92

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.

$176.00

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.

$24.81 with Centene vs $190.00 with United — 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|IA Total Care $24.81 ↓ -66%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $24.81 ↓ -66%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $25.29 ↓ -66%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $26.40 ↓ -64%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $49.28 ↓ -33%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $59.21 ↓ -20%
Medica Commercial|ACO $66.47 ↓ -10%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $66.53 ↓ -10%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $80.96 ↑ +10%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $105.60 ↑ +43%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $105.60 ↑ +43%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $105.60 ↑ +43%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $124.96 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $132.00 ↑ +79%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $149.60 ↑ +102%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $158.00 ↑ +114%
United Commercial|All Plans $190.00 ↑ +157%

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Baclofen eval charges at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $222.00 $42.65 – $42.65
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $72.15 $22.31 – $189.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $238.00 $65.31 – $238.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $154.70 $24.81 – $238.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $113.75 $24.81 – $350.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $71.40 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $71.40 $40.46 – $73.73
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $176.15 $24.81 – $301.50

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