Dihydroergotamine 0.05 mg/ml IV syringe - cnr 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

$358.75

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.

$358.75

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.

$21.62 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $92.00 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 $21.62 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $21.62 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $30.08 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.06 ↓ -86%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.06 ↓ -86%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $65.32 ↓ -82%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $65.32 ↓ -82%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $65.32 ↓ -82%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $65.32 ↓ -82%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $65.32 ↓ -82%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $65.32 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $83.72 ↓ -77%
AETNA EAP AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
AETNA AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
COVENTRY AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
MERITAIN AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
WEBTPA AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $84.55 ↓ -76%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $92.00 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $92.00 ↓ -74%

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Dihydroergotamine 0.05 mg/ml IV syringe - cnr at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $245.07 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $184.00 $32.84 – $92.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $184.00 $34.78 – $103.56
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $358.75 $26.04 – $92.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $92.00 $35.16 – $92.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $358.75 $18.49 – $92.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $358.75 $18.49 – $92.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $358.75 $25.24 – $92.00

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