Boot mlti podous univ xlg 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

$165.01

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.

$253.86

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.

$25.75 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $67.37 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 $25.75 ↓ -84%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $26.11 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $26.50 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $26.62 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.34 ↓ -83%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $27.90 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.17 ↓ -83%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.69 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.28 ↓ -82%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.76 ↓ -81%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $36.74 ↓ -78%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $41.43 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $46.40 ↓ -72%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $49.58 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $49.58 ↓ -70%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $55.52 ↓ -66%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $55.52 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.14 ↓ -65%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.14 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
MERITAIN AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
AETNA AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
WEBTPA AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
AETNA EAP AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $61.91 ↓ -62%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $64.81 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $65.35 ↓ -60%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $66.02 ↓ -60%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $66.02 ↓ -60%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $66.02 ↓ -60%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $66.02 ↓ -60%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $66.02 ↓ -60%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $66.02 ↓ -60%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $67.37 ↓ -59%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $67.37 ↓ -59%

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Boot mlti podous univ xlg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $80.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $165.01 $13.06 – $67.37
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $171.38 $31.66 – $79.96
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $165.01 $25.47 – $75.83
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $165.01 $13.06 – $67.37
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $165.01 $11.68 – $67.37
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $165.01 $34.68 – $70.42
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $253.86 $10.99 – $67.37

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