Bronch ebus ivntj perph les 31654 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

$965.16

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.

$2,298.00

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.

$126.11 with Medica vs $3,259.25 with Millard Public Schools — 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 $126.11 ↓ -87%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $344.70 ↓ -64%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $643.44 ↓ -33%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $942.18 ↓ -2%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $953.00 ↓ -1%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $1,057.08 ↑ +10%
United Commercial|All Plans $1,080.06 ↑ +12%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $1,194.96 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $1,194.96 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $1,302.00 ↑ +35%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $1,378.80 ↑ +43%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,631.58 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $1,723.50 ↑ +79%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,953.30 ↑ +102%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +194%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +194%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +194%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +238%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +238%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +238%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +238%

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Bronch ebus ivntj perph les 31654 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $267.00 not published
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,586.00 $318.79 – $1,586.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $280.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $280.20 $340.91 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $214.00 $38.13 – $139.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $304.00 $59.91 – $160.70
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $304.00 $59.91 – $349.60
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $304.00 $59.91 – $160.70

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