Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ea addl vein at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA · Chihealth · · NPI 1265517759
$3,536.82
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.
$8,421.00
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.
$268.25 with Medica vs $12,807.00 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 | $268.25 | ↓ -92% |
| Centene | Medicaid|NE Total Care | $1,263.15 | ↓ -64% |
| ELAP | Commercial|All Plans | $2,357.88 | ↓ -33% |
| Greater Omaha Packing | Commercial|Narrow Network | $2,834.13 | ↓ -20% |
| One World | Commercial|Narrow Network | $2,834.13 | ↓ -20% |
| Millard Public Schools | Commercial|Narrow Network | $2,834.13 | ↓ -20% |
| One World | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↓ -8% |
| Greater Omaha Packing | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↓ -8% |
| Millard Public Schools | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↓ -8% |
| Timpte | Commercial|Broad Network | $3,259.25 | ↓ -8% |
| Creighton University Employees | Commercial|All Plans | $3,452.61 | ↓ -2% |
| United | Medicaid|Community Plan | $3,873.66 | ↑ +10% |
| United | Commercial|All Plans | $3,957.87 | ↑ +12% |
| Medica | Commercial|Open Access | $4,378.92 | ↑ +24% |
| QuikTrip | Commercial|All Plans | $5,052.60 | ↑ +43% |
| PHCS | Commercial|All Plans | $5,978.91 | ↑ +69% |
| Midlands Choice | Commercial|Standard | $6,315.75 | ↑ +79% |
| Midlands Choice | Commercial|Premier | $6,315.75 | ↑ +79% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $7,157.85 | ↑ +102% |
| Medica | Commercial|CHI Health | $9,391.00 | ↑ +166% |
| Medica | Commercial|All Other Plans | $12,807.00 | ↑ +262% |
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Trnscath plc vas stent w/s&i ea addl vein at other Iowa hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center | Davenport | $7,412.40 | not published |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | $4,068.35 | $83.92 – $4,173.00 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport | $8,250.00 | not published |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center | DeWitt | $3,943.20 | $928.00 – $4,797.56 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo | $10,126.43 | $130.04 – $6,670.78 |
| UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital | Dubuque | $11,204.83 | $130.04 – $11,204.82 |
| UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell | $7,211.20 | $130.04 – $346.06 |
| UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital | Des Moines | $15,653.44 | $130.04 – $5,752.64 |