Cath blazer dx/20 2-10-2 space 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

$2,737.87

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.

$4,212.11

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.

$87.19 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $371.00 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $87.19 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $87.19 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $121.32 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $205.91 ↓ -92%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $205.91 ↓ -92%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $263.41 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $263.41 ↓ -90%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $263.41 ↓ -90%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $263.41 ↓ -90%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $263.41 ↓ -90%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $263.41 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $337.61 ↓ -88%
AETNA EAP AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
AETNA AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
COVENTRY AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
MERITAIN AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
WEBTPA AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $340.95 ↓ -88%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $371.00 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $371.00 ↓ -86%

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Cath blazer dx/20 2-10-2 space at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,552.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,737.87 $132.45 – $371.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,601.30 $182.95 – $462.11
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,737.87 $140.24 – $417.60
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,737.87 $104.99 – $371.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,737.87 $141.80 – $371.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,737.87 $190.95 – $387.77
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $4,212.11 $74.57 – $371.00

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