CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$10,614

about 1.9× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $9,122–$12,233

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,165

About the fair price

about $1,551 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $10,614 This hospital $12,165

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $5,245 Priciest $12,165

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $10,614 (about 1.9× the $5,676 Medicare rate). CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs charges insurers about $12,165 — about the fair price. Located in Council Bluffs, IA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$6,305 - $16,043	111%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,305	111%
Humanamajor	$6,305	111%
Ambetter (Centene)	$4,674 - $6,494	82%
Amerigroup	$4,674 - $6,620	82%
Medica	$6,305 - $18,448	111%
Molina	$4,765	84%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$6,305 - $13,990

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 392.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 392.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs

Compare: Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) at other IA hospitals

Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $5,245
Grinnell Regional Medical Center · Grinnell $5,426
Mary Greeley Medical Center · Ames $5,456
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down · Iowa City $5,841
St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $5,977
Ottumwa Regional Health Center · Ottumwa $6,053
Finley Hospital · Dubuque $6,098
Spencer Municipal Hospital · Spencer $6,167

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.