Control of nosebleedantersmpl 30901 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

$247.80

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.

$590.00

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.

$33.30 with Centene vs $3,259.25 with Greater Omaha Packing — 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 $33.30 ↓ -87%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $62.16 ↓ -75%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $102.12 ↓ -59%
United Commercial|All Plans $104.34 ↓ -58%
Medica Commercial|ACO $104.83 ↓ -58%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $115.44 ↓ -53%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $115.44 ↓ -53%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $122.39 ↓ -51%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $122.39 ↓ -51%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $124.79 ↓ -50%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -49%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -49%
United Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -49%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -49%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $125.62 ↓ -49%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $128.13 ↓ -48%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $129.39 ↓ -48%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $131.90 ↓ -47%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $131.90 ↓ -47%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $133.20 ↓ -46%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $157.62 ↓ -36%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $166.50 ↓ -33%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $188.70 ↓ -24%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $278.88 ↑ +13%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $701.00 ↑ +183%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $953.00 ↑ +285%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $1,302.00 ↑ +425%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +1044%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +1044%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +1044%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +1215%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +1215%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +1215%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +1215%

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MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $203.40 not published
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $491.40 $190.51 – $567.30
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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $653.00 $17.71 – $288.25
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $246.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $246.00 $92.82 – $199.29
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $2,196.00 $15.87 – $3,576.15

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