Mayo amphu methylenedioxyamphetamines definitive assay urine 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

$169.65

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.

$261.00

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.

$0.04 with COVENTRY vs $261.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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
COVENTRY AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
AETNA EAP AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
WEBTPA AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
AETNA AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
MERITAIN AETNA $0.04 ↓ -100%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $61.34 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $61.34 ↓ -64%
OSCAR OSCAR $80.91 ↓ -52%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $85.35 ↓ -50%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $89.26 ↓ -47%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↓ -34%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $113.26 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.38 ↓ -33%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $115.57 ↓ -32%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.72 ↓ -31%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $156.60 ↓ -8%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $156.60 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $185.31 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $185.31 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $185.31 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $185.31 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $185.31 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $185.31 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $237.51 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $261.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $261.00 ↑ +54%

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Mayo amphu methylenedioxyamphetamines definitive assay urine at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $169.65 $24.89 – $116.72
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $48.10 $20.94 – $116.72
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $261.00 $52.46 – $261.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $169.65 $52.46 – $261.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $261.00 $71.62 – $261.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $169.65 $68.90 – $261.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $169.65 $66.82 – $261.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $169.65 $0.04 – $261.00

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