Mayo molecular pathology procedure level 2 apoe genotype at CHI Health Missouri Valley

631 North 8th Street, Missouri Valley, IA · Chihealth · · NPI 1508964123

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$573.79

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.

$1,171.00

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.

$137.00 with United vs $1,029.98 with MultiPlan — 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
United Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -76%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -76%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -76%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $137.00 ↓ -76%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $139.74 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $143.85 ↓ -75%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $143.85 ↓ -75%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $304.14 ↓ -47%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $451.93 ↓ -21%
Total Care Medicaid|All Plans $460.97 ↓ -20%
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $460.97 ↓ -20%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $470.01 ↓ -18%
Wellmark Commercial|PPO $599.07 ↑ +4%
Wellmark Commercial|HMO $599.07 ↑ +4%
BCBS - NE Commercial|BluePrint $948.53 ↑ +65%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $956.41 ↑ +67%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $956.41 ↑ +67%
BCBS - NE Commercial|All Other Plans $998.45 ↑ +74%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
Medica Commercial|ACO $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
United Commercial|All Plans $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $1,008.96 ↑ +76%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $1,029.98 ↑ +80%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,029.98 ↑ +80%

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Mayo molecular pathology procedure level 2 apoe genotype at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $469.80 $137.00 – $137.00
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $356.20 $132.75 – $548.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $267.15 $134.26 – $411.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $356.20 $132.75 – $548.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $292.50 $105.75 – $450.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $356.20 $110.15 – $548.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $411.00 $113.19 – $411.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $356.20 $132.75 – $548.00

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