5' nucleotidase - sendout at MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center

515 College St, Cedar Falls, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1942241955

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

$89.70

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.

$138.00

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.

$10.80 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $138.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $10.80 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.91 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.93 ↓ -88%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.93 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.93 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.95 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.04 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.15 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.15 ↓ -88%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.15 ↓ -88%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $11.26 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.37 ↓ -87%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $14.83 ↓ -83%
OSCAR OSCAR $17.11 ↓ -81%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $18.51 ↓ -79%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $18.73 ↓ -79%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $22.41 ↓ -75%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $22.41 ↓ -75%
COVENTRY AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
AETNA EAP AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
AETNA AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
WEBTPA AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
MERITAIN AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $30.36 ↓ -66%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $32.43 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $32.43 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $45.13 ↓ -50%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $125.58 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $138.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $138.00 ↑ +54%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $105.60 $11.15 – $11.15
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $111.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $37.80 $21.42 – $45.99
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $64.28 $6.69 – $42.34
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $64.28 $3.50 – $64.28
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $64.28 $6.69 – $32.38
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $64.28 $6.69 – $23.62
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $64.28 $6.69 – $71.27

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