Vaccine influenza quadrivalent (iiv4) preservative free 0.25ml dose im 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

$20.80

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$32.00

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.

$7.52 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $68.42 with MERITAIN — 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 $7.52 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7.52 ↓ -64%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7.53 ↓ -64%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.47 ↓ -59%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.47 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.55 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.64 ↓ -58%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $8.73 ↓ -58%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.81 ↓ -58%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $10.46 ↓ -50%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $11.49 ↓ -45%
OSCAR OSCAR $13.26 ↓ -36%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $14.34 ↓ -31%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $14.52 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.00 ↓ -23%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.00 ↓ -23%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $17.37 ↓ -16%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $17.37 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $19.11 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.72 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.72 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.72 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.72 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.72 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22.72 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $29.12 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $32.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $32.00 ↑ +54%
AETNA AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
WEBTPA AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
AETNA EAP AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
COVENTRY AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%
MERITAIN AETNA $68.42 ↑ +229%

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Vaccine influenza quadrivalent (iiv4) preservative free 0.25ml dose im at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $20.80 $8.78 – $32.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $19.50 $11.88 – $30.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $19.50 $11.34 – $33.77
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $20.80 $9.06 – $32.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $19.50 $11.47 – $30.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $19.50 $15.44 – $31.36
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $32.00 $6.43 – $32.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $20.80 $6.43 – $32.00

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