Bln press regulation 71-80cm 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

$10,109.53

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.

$15,553.13

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.

$1,733.77 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $4,536.28 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,733.77 ↓ -83%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,758.26 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,784.12 ↓ -82%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,792.74 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,840.82 ↓ -82%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1,878.47 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,897.07 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,932.00 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,971.47 ↓ -80%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,138.86 ↓ -79%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $2,473.63 ↓ -76%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $2,789.81 ↓ -72%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $3,124.59 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,338.70 ↓ -67%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,338.70 ↓ -67%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $3,738.35 ↓ -63%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $3,738.35 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,914.81 ↓ -61%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,914.81 ↓ -61%
COVENTRY AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
MERITAIN AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
AETNA AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
WEBTPA AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
AETNA EAP AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $4,168.84 ↓ -59%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $4,363.90 ↓ -57%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $4,400.19 ↓ -56%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $4,445.55 ↓ -56%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $4,445.55 ↓ -56%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $4,445.55 ↓ -56%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $4,445.55 ↓ -56%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $4,445.55 ↓ -56%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $4,445.55 ↓ -56%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $4,536.28 ↓ -55%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $4,536.28 ↓ -55%

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Bln press regulation 71-80cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $10,109.53 $1,619.45 – $4,536.28
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $9,605.26 $1,706.33 – $4,310.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $10,109.53 $1,714.71 – $5,106.04
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $10,109.53 $1,283.77 – $4,536.28
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $10,109.53 $1,066.03 – $4,536.28
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $10,109.53 $2,334.82 – $4,741.32
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $15,455.65 $911.79 – $4,536.28
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $10,109.53 $911.79 – $4,536.28

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