Proctosigmoidoscopy dx 45300 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

$468.30

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.

$1,115.00

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.

$89.88 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.

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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 $89.88 ↓ -81%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $167.25 ↓ -64%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $312.20 ↓ -33%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $512.90 ↑ +10%
United Commercial|All Plans $524.05 ↑ +12%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $579.80 ↑ +24%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $579.80 ↑ +24%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $669.00 ↑ +43%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $724.75 ↑ +55%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $791.65 ↑ +69%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $836.25 ↑ +79%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $865.60 ↑ +85%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $865.60 ↑ +85%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $882.58 ↑ +88%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $888.52 ↑ +90%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $888.52 ↑ +90%
United Medicare|All Plans $888.52 ↑ +90%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $888.52 ↑ +90%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $888.52 ↑ +90%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $906.29 ↑ +94%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $915.18 ↑ +95%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $932.95 ↑ +99%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $932.95 ↑ +99%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $947.75 ↑ +102%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $1,422.00 ↑ +204%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $1,938.00 ↑ +314%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $1,972.51 ↑ +321%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +505%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +505%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $2,834.13 ↑ +505%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +596%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +596%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +596%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $3,259.25 ↑ +596%

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Proctosigmoidoscopy dx 45300 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $219.00 not published
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $2,074.15 $10.22 – $3,191.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $229.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $229.80 $279.59 – $2,679.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $302.40 $43.45 – $755.69
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $302.40 $43.45 – $801.60
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $302.40 $43.45 – $907.12
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $302.40 $43.45 – $878.39

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