Mayo cortisol free 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

$102.05

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.

$157.00

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.

$16.19 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $157.00 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 $16.19 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $16.35 ↓ -84%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.38 ↓ -84%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.38 ↓ -84%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.38 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $16.41 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.54 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.70 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.71 ↓ -84%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.71 ↓ -84%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $16.88 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.04 ↓ -83%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $22.22 ↓ -78%
OSCAR OSCAR $25.64 ↓ -75%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $27.74 ↓ -73%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $28.07 ↓ -72%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $33.59 ↓ -67%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $33.59 ↓ -67%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $36.90 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $36.90 ↓ -64%
MERITAIN AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
AETNA AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
COVENTRY AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
WEBTPA AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
AETNA EAP AETNA $45.48 ↓ -55%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $51.34 ↓ -50%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.47 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.47 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.47 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.47 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.47 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $111.47 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $142.87 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $157.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $157.00 ↑ +54%

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