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Vaginal delivery (full care) at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital

1026 A Avenue N.E, Cedar Rapids, IA · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1083708226

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$4,552.00

Cash price

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

$5,690.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2,106.28 with Aetna vs $5,372.16 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Advantage $2,106.28 ↓ -54%
Molina Medicare Advantage $2,148.41 ↓ -53%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $2,148.41 ↓ -53%
Amerivantage Medicare Advantage $2,211.59 ↓ -51%
Humana Medicare Advantage $2,211.59 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $2,211.59 ↓ -51%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO $3,033.00 ↓ -33%
Wellmark UHP Self-Funded Commercial $3,033.00 ↓ -33%
Health Partners Open Network Commercial $3,299.55 ↓ -28%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO $3,568.20 ↓ -22%
Aetna HMO $3,818.48 ↓ -16%
Aetna PPO $4,144.15 ↓ -9%
Cigna/Midlands Commercial $5,338.68 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare HMO $5,372.16 ↑ +18%
United Healthcare PPO $5,372.16 ↑ +18%
Medica Exchange Insure Commercial not published by hospital
Medica Exchange Inspire Commercial not published by hospital
Iowa Total Care Managed Medicaid not published by hospital
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid not published by hospital

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Vaginal delivery (full care) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $7,499.00 $682.23 – $5,277.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $4,060.80 not published
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $7,499.00 $682.23 – $5,277.00
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City $4,552.00 $1,479.40 – $5,338.68
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $7,499.00 $647.98 – $5,277.00
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown $4,552.00 $2,106.28 – $5,338.68
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $4,263.60 not published
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $7,499.00 $682.23 – $5,277.00

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