Inj., benralizumab, 1 mg 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

$18,067.45

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.

$18,067.45

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.

$189.79 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $18,067.45 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 $189.79 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $191.65 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $192.40 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4,245.85 ↓ -77%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4,245.85 ↓ -77%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $5,908.06 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10,027.43 ↓ -45%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $10,027.43 ↓ -45%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12,827.89 ↓ -29%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12,827.89 ↓ -29%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12,827.89 ↓ -29%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12,827.89 ↓ -29%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12,827.89 ↓ -29%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $12,827.89 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $16,441.38 ↓ -9%
AETNA EAP AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
COVENTRY AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
MERITAIN AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
WEBTPA AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $16,603.99 ↓ -8%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $18,067.45 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $18,067.45 ↑ +0%

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Inj., benralizumab, 1 mg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $9,774.23 $168.13 – $235.38
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $18,067.45 $189.79 – $18,067.45
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $10,067.08 $160.94 – $235.38
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $10,067.08 $5,704.68 – $12,248.28
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $18,067.45 $189.79 – $18,067.45
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon $8,621.41 $170.48 – $9,055.42
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning $13,624.20 $165.25 – $25,267.00
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley $13,908.04 $165.25 – $25,267.00

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