Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$964.00

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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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$897.00

Gross charge

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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.

$210.80 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $1,134.13 with WEBTPA — 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 $210.80 ↓ -78%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $210.80 ↓ -78%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $293.32 ↓ -70%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $403.86 ↓ -58%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $407.82 ↓ -58%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $408.44 ↓ -58%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $408.44 ↓ -58%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $408.44 ↓ -58%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $409.40 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $412.53 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $416.61 ↓ -57%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $416.78 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $416.78 ↓ -57%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $420.95 ↓ -56%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $425.12 ↓ -56%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $554.32 ↓ -42%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.87 ↓ -34%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.87 ↓ -34%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.87 ↓ -34%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.87 ↓ -34%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.87 ↓ -34%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.87 ↓ -34%
OSCAR OSCAR $639.63 ↓ -34%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $691.85 ↓ -28%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $700.19 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $816.27 ↓ -15%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $837.73 ↓ -13%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $837.73 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $897.00 ↓ -7%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $897.00 ↓ -7%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,134.13 ↑ +18%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 12-25 targets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,000.20 $416.78 – $416.78
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,010.10 $353.56 – $966.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $579.80 $353.14 – $892.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $579.80 $337.18 – $1,004.04
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $798.85 $273.38 – $966.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $579.80 $340.92 – $892.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $579.80 $459.11 – $932.32
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $805.00 $161.81 – $837.73

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