Ghs simple repair 20.1 - 30.0 cm - 12017 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

$419.16

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.

$998.00

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.

$149.70 with Centene vs $3,489.13 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
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $149.70 ↓ -64%
Medica Commercial|ACO $279.11 ↓ -33%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $279.44 ↓ -33%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $379.33 ↓ -10%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $379.33 ↓ -10%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $386.77 ↓ -8%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $389.37 ↓ -7%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $389.37 ↓ -7%
United Medicare|All Plans $389.37 ↓ -7%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $389.37 ↓ -7%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $389.37 ↓ -7%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $397.16 ↓ -5%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $401.05 ↓ -4%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $408.84 ↓ -2%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $408.84 ↓ -2%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $459.08 ↑ +10%
United Commercial|All Plans $469.06 ↑ +12%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $518.96 ↑ +24%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $518.96 ↑ +24%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $598.80 ↑ +43%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $701.00 ↑ +67%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $708.58 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $748.50 ↑ +79%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $848.30 ↑ +102%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $864.40 ↑ +106%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $953.00 ↑ +127%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $1,302.00 ↑ +211%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +624%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +624%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $3,034.03 ↑ +624%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +732%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +732%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +732%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,489.13 ↑ +732%

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Ghs simple repair 20.1 - 30.0 cm - 12017 at other Iowa hospitals

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MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $550.80 $323.05 – $382.44
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $786.00 $49.21 – $497.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $578.40 $382.44 – $390.65
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UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $381.60 $134.92 – $438.84
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