Ghs removal intranasal foreign body at MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center

1118 11th Street, DeWitt, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1407938269

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

$445.80

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.

$743.00

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.

$102.34 with Wellmark vs $219.73 with UHC — 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 $102.34 ↓ -77%
Naphcare All Products $102.34 ↓ -77%
Wellmark All Products $129.43 ↓ -71%
UHC All Products $219.73 ↓ -51%

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Ghs removal intranasal foreign body at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $424.80 $123.39 – $161.85
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $514.03 $22.24 – $399.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $193.05 $84.05 – $297.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $555.00 $121.89 – $555.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $485.49 $22.24 – $399.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $445.80 $123.39 – $172.74
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $494.87 $22.24 – $450.14
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $464.00 $72.94 – $225.50

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