Helicobacter pylori antibody igm 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

$79.95

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.

$123.00

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.

$16.33 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $123.00 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 $16.33 ↓ -80%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $16.49 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.51 ↓ -79%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.51 ↓ -79%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.51 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $16.55 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.68 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.84 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.85 ↓ -79%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.85 ↓ -79%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $17.02 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.19 ↓ -78%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $22.41 ↓ -72%
OSCAR OSCAR $25.86 ↓ -68%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $27.97 ↓ -65%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $28.31 ↓ -65%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.91 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.91 ↓ -64%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $33.87 ↓ -58%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $33.87 ↓ -58%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $40.22 ↓ -50%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
COVENTRY AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
MERITAIN AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
WEBTPA AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
AETNA EAP AETNA $45.84 ↓ -43%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $87.33 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $87.33 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $87.33 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $87.33 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $87.33 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $87.33 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $111.93 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $123.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $123.00 ↑ +54%

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MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $174.60 $16.85 – $16.85
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $79.95 $16.33 – $123.00
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