Herpes simplex type 2 antibody igg 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

$133.25

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.

$205.00

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.

$18.75 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $205.00 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 $18.75 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $18.93 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↓ -86%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↓ -86%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $19.00 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.15 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.34 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.35 ↓ -85%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.35 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $19.54 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.74 ↓ -85%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $25.74 ↓ -81%
OSCAR OSCAR $29.70 ↓ -78%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $32.12 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $32.51 ↓ -76%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $38.89 ↓ -71%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $38.89 ↓ -71%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $48.18 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $48.18 ↓ -64%
MERITAIN AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
AETNA AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
COVENTRY AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
WEBTPA AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
AETNA EAP AETNA $52.66 ↓ -60%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $67.04 ↓ -50%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $145.55 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $145.55 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $145.55 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $145.55 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $145.55 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $145.55 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $186.55 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $205.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $205.00 ↑ +54%

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Herpes simplex type 2 antibody igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $67.20 $19.35 – $19.35
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $61.75 $18.75 – $95.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $57.85 $35.24 – $89.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $57.85 $33.64 – $100.18
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $96.20 $18.75 – $148.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $57.85 $34.02 – $89.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $57.85 $45.81 – $93.02
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $106.00 $18.75 – $106.00

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