Acute hepatitis panel at MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center

201 8th Ave SE, Oelwein, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1528009511

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$1,110.00

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.

$487.00

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.

$9.09 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $487.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.09 ↓ -99%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.13 ↓ -83%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $188.76 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $191.54 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $192.46 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $197.62 ↓ -82%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $201.67 ↓ -82%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $203.66 ↓ -82%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $207.41 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $211.65 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $229.62 ↓ -79%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $265.56 ↓ -76%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $299.51 ↓ -73%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $335.45 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $345.77 ↓ -69%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $345.77 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $358.43 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $358.43 ↓ -68%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $401.34 ↓ -64%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $401.34 ↓ -64%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
COVENTRY AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
MERITAIN AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
AETNA AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
WEBTPA AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
AETNA EAP AETNA $447.55 ↓ -60%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $468.49 ↓ -58%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $472.39 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $477.26 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $477.26 ↓ -57%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $477.26 ↓ -57%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $477.26 ↓ -57%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $477.26 ↓ -57%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $477.26 ↓ -57%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $487.00 ↓ -56%

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Acute hepatitis panel at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $450.60 $47.63 – $47.63
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $352.30 $46.16 – $542.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $316.55 $192.80 – $487.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $316.55 $184.09 – $548.17
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $328.25 $46.16 – $505.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $241.15 $46.16 – $371.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $316.55 $250.66 – $509.01
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $927.00 $46.16 – $927.00

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