Bronchoscopy clear airways 31645 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

$837.90

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.

$1,995.00

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.

$276.61 with Medica vs $3,730.93 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 $276.61 ↓ -67%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $299.25 ↓ -64%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $558.60 ↓ -33%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $817.95 ↓ -2%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $917.70 ↑ +10%
United Commercial|All Plans $937.65 ↑ +12%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $1,037.40 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $1,037.40 ↑ +24%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $1,197.00 ↑ +43%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,416.45 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $1,496.25 ↑ +79%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $1,637.27 ↑ +95%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $1,637.27 ↑ +95%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $1,669.38 ↑ +99%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,680.60 ↑ +101%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $1,680.60 ↑ +101%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,680.60 ↑ +101%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $1,680.60 ↑ +101%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $1,680.60 ↑ +101%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,695.75 ↑ +102%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $1,701.00 ↑ +103%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $1,714.21 ↑ +105%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $1,731.02 ↑ +107%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $1,764.63 ↑ +111%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $1,764.63 ↑ +111%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $2,322.00 ↑ +177%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +262%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +262%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +262%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +316%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +316%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +316%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +316%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $3,730.93 ↑ +345%

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Bronchoscopy clear airways 31645 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $582.00 not published
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $469.00 $42.50 – $469.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $23,898.44 $42.50 – $13,701.44
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $2,525.25 $46.12 – $3,885.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $611.40 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $611.40 $743.87 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $469.00 $42.50 – $469.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $655.20 $131.85 – $1,429.38

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