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Ecg < 30 days transmission & analysis at MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center

1404 West Central Park Avenue, Davenport, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1427097716

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$466.20

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.

$777.00

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.

$87.86 with Wellmark vs $123.01 with Naphcare — 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
Wellmark Medicare Advantage $87.86 ↓ -81%
Naphcare All Products $123.01 ↓ -74%

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Ecg < 30 days transmission & analysis at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $519.60 $87.86 – $123.01
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $638.95 $85.29 – $983.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $477.75 $290.99 – $735.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $477.75 $280.92 – $735.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $201.50 $62.31 – $530.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $735.00 $201.68 – $735.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $396.50 $91.99 – $974.00
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $519.60 $294.44 – $632.18

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