Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet cervical/thoracic 2nd level at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA · Chihealth · · NPI 1265517759
$548.94
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.
$1,307.00
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.
$112.54 with Medica vs $3,259.25 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.
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 | $112.54 | ↓ -79% |
| Centene | Medicaid|NE Total Care | $196.05 | ↓ -64% |
| ELAP | Commercial|All Plans | $365.96 | ↓ -33% |
| Creighton University Employees | Commercial|All Plans | $535.87 | ↓ -2% |
| United | Medicaid|Community Plan | $601.22 | ↑ +10% |
| United | Commercial|All Plans | $614.29 | ↑ +12% |
| Medica | Commercial|Open Access | $679.64 | ↑ +24% |
| Midlands Choice | Commercial|Premier | $679.64 | ↑ +24% |
| QuikTrip | Commercial|All Plans | $784.20 | ↑ +43% |
| PHCS | Commercial|All Plans | $927.97 | ↑ +69% |
| Medica | Commercial|CHI Health | $953.00 | ↑ +74% |
| Midlands Choice | Commercial|Standard | $980.25 | ↑ +79% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,110.95 | ↑ +102% |
| Medica | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,302.00 | ↑ +137% |
| Greater Omaha Packing | Commercial|Narrow Network | $2,834.13 | ↑ +416% |
| Millard Public Schools | Commercial|Narrow Network | $2,834.13 | ↑ +416% |
| One World | Commercial|Narrow Network | $2,834.13 | ↑ +416% |
| Greater Omaha Packing | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↑ +494% |
| One World | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↑ +494% |
| Timpte | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↑ +494% |
| Millard Public Schools | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↑ +494% |
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Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet cervical/thoracic 2nd level at other Iowa hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center | Davenport | $1,076.40 | not published |
| MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center | New Hampton | $5,964.15 | $0.50 – $2,133.00 |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | Clinton | $1,023.75 | $297.15 – $1,050.00 |
| MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center | Cedar Falls | $1,296.10 | $312.32 – $3,576.15 |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center | Centerville | $6,095.39 | $0.25 – $304.00 |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center | Newton | $2,080.00 | $1,386.45 – $2,133.00 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport | $988.20 | not published |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center | DeWitt | $120.60 | $146.73 – $2,679.00 |