Endo abl/incom vein/ext/rad fre/#1 36475 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

$3,519.18

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.

$8,379.00

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.

$495.68 with Medica vs $9,248.33 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
Medica Commercial|ACO $495.68 ↓ -86%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $1,256.85 ↓ -64%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $2,346.12 ↓ -33%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $2,988.33 ↓ -15%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $2,988.33 ↓ -15%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $3,046.93 ↓ -13%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,067.43 ↓ -13%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $3,067.43 ↓ -13%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,067.43 ↓ -13%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $3,067.43 ↓ -13%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $3,067.43 ↓ -13%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $3,128.78 ↓ -11%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $3,159.45 ↓ -10%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $3,220.80 ↓ -8%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $3,220.80 ↓ -8%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $3,435.39 ↓ -2%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $3,854.34 ↑ +10%
United Commercial|All Plans $3,938.13 ↑ +12%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $4,357.08 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $4,357.08 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $4,801.00 ↑ +36%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $5,027.40 ↑ +43%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $5,949.09 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $6,284.25 ↑ +79%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $6,546.00 ↑ +86%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $6,809.69 ↑ +94%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $7,122.15 ↑ +102%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $8,042.03 ↑ +129%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $8,042.03 ↑ +129%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $8,042.03 ↑ +129%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $9,248.33 ↑ +163%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $9,248.33 ↑ +163%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $9,248.33 ↑ +163%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $9,248.33 ↑ +163%

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Endo abl/incom vein/ext/rad fre/#1 36475 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $5,714.40 $3,012.85 – $4,126.85
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $10,636.60 $2,907.59 – $10,910.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $10,250.50 $36.35 – $10,513.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $13,762.45 $3,055.17 – $14,115.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $6,600.00 $3,012.85 – $4,217.99
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $3,432.00 $928.00 – $4,175.60
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $6,633.60 $238.94 – $3,786.74
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $6,633.60 $238.94 – $4,685.75

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