Boot softgait shrt m 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

$41.49

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.

$63.83

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.

$9.78 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $25.60 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.78 ↓ -76%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $9.92 ↓ -76%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.07 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.12 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.39 ↓ -75%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $10.60 ↓ -74%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.71 ↓ -74%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.90 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.13 ↓ -73%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.07 ↓ -71%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $13.96 ↓ -66%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $15.74 ↓ -62%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $17.63 ↓ -58%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $18.84 ↓ -55%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $18.84 ↓ -55%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $21.10 ↓ -49%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $21.10 ↓ -49%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.09 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.09 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
AETNA EAP AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
COVENTRY AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
MERITAIN AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
WEBTPA AETNA $23.53 ↓ -43%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $24.63 ↓ -41%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $24.83 ↓ -40%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $25.09 ↓ -40%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $25.09 ↓ -40%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $25.09 ↓ -40%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $25.09 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $25.09 ↓ -40%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $25.09 ↓ -40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $25.60 ↓ -38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $25.60 ↓ -38%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $31.80 not published
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