Protector nerve neurawrap 4cm 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

$3,580.71

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.

$5,508.79

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.

$1,282.87 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $5,459.00 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 $1,282.87 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,282.87 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,785.09 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,029.75 ↓ -15%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,029.75 ↓ -15%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,875.89 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,875.89 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,875.89 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,875.89 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,875.89 ↑ +8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,875.89 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $4,967.69 ↑ +39%
AETNA EAP AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
AETNA AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
COVENTRY AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
MERITAIN AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
WEBTPA AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $5,016.82 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $5,459.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $5,459.00 ↑ +52%

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Protector nerve neurawrap 4cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,580.71 $1,948.86 – $5,459.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,402.10 $2,053.41 – $5,186.70
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $3,580.71 $2,063.50 – $6,144.65
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,580.71 $1,544.90 – $5,459.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,580.71 $2,086.43 – $5,459.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $3,580.71 $2,809.75 – $5,705.75
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $5,508.79 $1,097.26 – $5,459.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $3,580.71 $1,097.26 – $5,459.00

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