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Knee MRI (with and without contrast) at MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center
1404 West Central Park Avenue, Davenport, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1427097716
$2,514.00
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.
$4,190.00
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.
$341.85 with Wellmark vs $478.59 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.
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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| Wellmark | Medicare Advantage | $341.85 | ↓ -86% |
| Naphcare | All Products | $478.59 | ↓ -81% |
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Knee MRI (with and without contrast) at other Iowa hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport | $3,717.00 | $341.85 – $478.59 |
| UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital | Des Moines | $4,166.61 | $94.35 – $1,531.23 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo | $3,784.96 | $94.35 – $2,493.34 |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque | $5,265.65 | $312.99 – $5,400.00 |
| MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center | New Hampton | $4,938.70 | $2,026.00 – $5,065.00 |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | Clinton | $2,603.90 | $255.10 – $2,670.00 |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein | $4,938.70 | $1,935.84 – $5,065.00 |
| MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center | Cedar Falls | $9,209.20 | $255.10 – $9,445.00 |