Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step rotavirus 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

$24.05

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.

$37.00

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.

$8.70 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $37.00 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 $8.70 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $8.70 ↓ -64%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $11.61 ↓ -52%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11.72 ↓ -51%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.74 ↓ -51%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.74 ↓ -51%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.74 ↓ -51%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.77 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.86 ↓ -51%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.98 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.98 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.98 ↓ -50%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $12.10 ↓ -50%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $12.10 ↓ -50%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.22 ↓ -49%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $15.93 ↓ -34%
OSCAR OSCAR $18.39 ↓ -24%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $19.89 ↓ -17%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $20.13 ↓ -16%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $24.08 ↑ +0%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $24.08 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26.27 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26.27 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26.27 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26.27 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26.27 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $26.27 ↑ +9%
AETNA AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $32.58 ↑ +35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $33.67 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $37.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $37.00 ↑ +54%

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Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step rotavirus at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $88.80 $11.98 – $11.98
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $143.00 $11.61 – $220.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $118.30 $11.74 – $182.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $118.30 $11.74 – $182.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $24.05 $10.47 – $37.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $118.30 $11.74 – $182.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $291.00 $11.61 – $291.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $189.15 $11.61 – $291.00

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