Insertion pacing electrode lv pacing w/insertion of ppm/implantable defibrillator at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA · Chihealth · · NPI 1265517759
$9,094.68
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.
$21,654.00
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.
$819.76 with Medica vs $28,966.00 with Medica — 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 | $819.76 | ↓ -91% |
| Centene | Medicaid|NE Total Care | $2,988.30 | ↓ -67% |
| ELAP | Commercial|All Plans | $5,578.16 | ↓ -39% |
| Creighton University Employees | Commercial|All Plans | $8,168.02 | ↓ -10% |
| United | Medicaid|Community Plan | $9,164.12 | ↑ +1% |
| Greater Omaha Packing | Commercial|Narrow Network | $9,185.68 | ↑ +1% |
| One World | Commercial|Narrow Network | $9,185.68 | ↑ +1% |
| Millard Public Schools | Commercial|Narrow Network | $9,185.68 | ↑ +1% |
| United | Commercial|All Plans | $9,363.34 | ↑ +3% |
| Medica | Commercial|Open Access | $10,359.44 | ↑ +14% |
| Millard Public Schools | Commercial|Broad Network | $10,563.53 | ↑ +16% |
| One World | Commercial|Broad Network | $10,563.53 | ↑ +16% |
| Timpte | Commercial|Broad Network | $10,563.53 | ↑ +16% |
| Greater Omaha Packing | Commercial|Broad Network | $10,563.53 | ↑ +16% |
| QuikTrip | Commercial|All Plans | $11,953.20 | ↑ +31% |
| PHCS | Commercial|All Plans | $14,144.62 | ↑ +56% |
| Midlands Choice | Commercial|Standard | $14,941.50 | ↑ +64% |
| Midlands Choice | Commercial|Premier | $14,941.50 | ↑ +64% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $16,933.70 | ↑ +86% |
| Medica | Commercial|CHI Health | $21,243.00 | ↑ +134% |
| Medica | Commercial|All Other Plans | $28,966.00 | ↑ +218% |
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Insertion pacing electrode lv pacing w/insertion of ppm/implantable defibrillator at other Iowa hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center | Davenport | $7,161.60 | not published |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque | $6,030.05 | $3,311.89 – $9,277.00 |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center | West Des Moines | $9,144.00 | $1,837.94 – $9,144.00 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | $79,652.18 | $2.28 – $60,938.73 |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City | $87,550.37 | $2.28 – $68,003.30 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport | $8,272.20 | not published |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo | $5,370.30 | $251.55 – $5,866.02 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo | $19,630.05 | $396.02 – $12,931.29 |