Ghs ed therapeutic lp, drain csf w fluoro at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA · Chihealth · · NPI 1265517759
$543.48
Cash price 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.
$1,294.00
Gross charge 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.
$193.79 with Medica vs $3,259.25 with Timpte — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Medica | Commercial|ACO | $193.79 | ↓ -64% |
| Centene | Medicaid|NE Total Care | $194.10 | ↓ -64% |
| ELAP | Commercial|All Plans | $362.32 | ↓ -33% |
| United | Medicaid|Community Plan | $595.24 | ↑ +10% |
| United | Commercial|All Plans | $608.18 | ↑ +12% |
| Amerigroup | Medicaid|All Plans | $657.50 | ↑ +21% |
| Centene | Medicaid|IA Total Care | $657.50 | ↑ +21% |
| IAMolina | Medicaid|All Plans | $670.39 | ↑ +23% |
| Midlands Choice | Commercial|Premier | $672.88 | ↑ +24% |
| Medica | Commercial|Open Access | $672.88 | ↑ +24% |
| BCBS - NE | Medicare|All Plans | $674.90 | ↑ +24% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $674.90 | ↑ +24% |
| Medica | Medicare|All Plans | $674.90 | ↑ +24% |
| PACE | Medicare|All Plans | $674.90 | ↑ +24% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $674.90 | ↑ +24% |
| Todays Options | Medicare|All Plans | $688.40 | ↑ +27% |
| Centene | Medicare|All Plans | $695.15 | ↑ +28% |
| Great Plains | Medicare|All Plans | $708.64 | ↑ +30% |
| Amerigroup | Medicare|All Plans | $708.64 | ↑ +30% |
| QuikTrip | Commercial|All Plans | $776.40 | ↑ +43% |
| PHCS | Commercial|All Plans | $918.74 | ↑ +69% |
| Midlands Choice | Commercial|Standard | $970.50 | ↑ +79% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,099.90 | ↑ +102% |
| Medica | Commercial|CHI Health | $1,422.00 | ↑ +162% |
| AMPS | Commercial|All Plans | $1,498.28 | ↑ +176% |
| Medica | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,938.00 | ↑ +257% |
| One World | Commercial|Narrow Network | $2,834.13 | ↑ +421% |
| Millard Public Schools | Commercial|Narrow Network | $2,834.13 | ↑ +421% |
| Greater Omaha Packing | Commercial|Narrow Network | $2,834.13 | ↑ +421% |
| Greater Omaha Packing | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↑ +500% |
| One World | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↑ +500% |
| Millard Public Schools | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↑ +500% |
| Timpte | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↑ +500% |
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Ghs ed therapeutic lp, drain csf w fluoro at other Iowa hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center | Davenport | $1,062.60 | $662.89 – $928.05 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | $332.00 | $29.61 – $1,370.41 |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City | $1,785.55 | $33.12 – $2,747.00 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport | $1,283.40 | $662.89 – $928.05 |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center | DeWitt | $1,283.40 | $727.26 – $1,561.47 |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo | $1,135.55 | $410.55 – $3,576.15 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo | $1,299.88 | $93.28 – $856.29 |
| UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital | Dubuque | $1,318.52 | $93.28 – $1,318.52 |