Cyclosporine 2 hour 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

$194.35

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.

$299.00

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.

$17.49 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $299.00 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 $17.49 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $17.66 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.69 ↓ -91%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.69 ↓ -91%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.69 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $17.73 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.87 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.04 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.05 ↓ -91%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.05 ↓ -91%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $18.23 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.41 ↓ -91%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $24.01 ↓ -88%
OSCAR OSCAR $27.70 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $29.96 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.32 ↓ -84%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.28 ↓ -81%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.28 ↓ -81%
COVENTRY AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
AETNA EAP AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
AETNA AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
WEBTPA AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
MERITAIN AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $49.12 ↓ -75%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $70.27 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $70.27 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $97.77 ↓ -50%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.29 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.29 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.29 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.29 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.29 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.29 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $272.09 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $299.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $299.00 ↑ +54%

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Cyclosporine 2 hour at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $193.80 $18.05 – $18.05
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $239.85 $17.49 – $369.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $126.10 $76.80 – $194.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $126.10 $73.33 – $218.37
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $239.85 $17.49 – $250.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $126.10 $99.85 – $202.77
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $258.00 $17.49 – $258.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $167.70 $17.49 – $250.00

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