Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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

$11,227.44

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.

$26,732.00

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.

$773.16 with Medica vs $38,849.78 with AMPS — 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 $773.16 ↓ -93%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $4,009.80 ↓ -64%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $7,484.96 ↓ -33%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $9,391.00 ↓ -16%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $10,960.12 ↓ -2%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $12,296.72 ↑ +10%
United Commercial|All Plans $12,564.04 ↑ +12%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $12,807.00 ↑ +14%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $13,900.64 ↑ +24%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $15,749.62 ↑ +40%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $15,749.62 ↑ +40%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $15,749.62 ↑ +40%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $16,039.20 ↑ +43%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $17,048.71 ↑ +52%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $17,048.71 ↑ +52%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $17,383.00 ↑ +55%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +56%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +56%
United Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +56%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +56%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $17,499.90 ↑ +56%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $17,849.90 ↑ +59%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $18,024.90 ↑ +61%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $18,112.06 ↑ +61%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $18,112.06 ↑ +61%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $18,112.06 ↑ +61%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $18,112.06 ↑ +61%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $18,374.90 ↑ +64%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $18,374.90 ↑ +64%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $18,979.72 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $20,049.00 ↑ +79%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $20,049.00 ↑ +79%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $22,722.20 ↑ +102%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $38,849.78 ↑ +246%

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $7,086.00 $7,676.50 – $17,188.53
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $16,996.20 $6,223.22 – $36,628.26
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $19,338.00 $2,591.29 – $35,589.27
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $35,768.75 $9.09 – $35,589.27
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $17,392.05 $4,566.53 – $39,715.10
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $8,184.60 $8,544.25 – $17,188.53
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $4,483.80 $928.00 – $5,455.29
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $10,747.10 $2,590.41 – $35,422.13

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