Brace back epic tslo 456 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

$390.58

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.

$600.89

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.

$156.24 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $408.80 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 $156.24 ↓ -60%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $158.45 ↓ -59%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $160.78 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $161.56 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.89 ↓ -58%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $169.28 ↓ -57%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.96 ↓ -56%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $174.11 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $177.66 ↓ -55%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $192.75 ↓ -51%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $222.92 ↓ -43%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $251.41 ↓ -36%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $281.58 ↓ -28%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $300.88 ↓ -23%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $300.88 ↓ -23%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $336.89 ↓ -14%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $336.89 ↓ -14%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $352.79 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $352.79 ↓ -10%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
AETNA EAP AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
COVENTRY AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
MERITAIN AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
WEBTPA AETNA $375.69 ↓ -4%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $393.27 ↑ +1%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $396.54 ↑ +2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $400.62 ↑ +3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $400.62 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $400.62 ↑ +3%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $400.62 ↑ +3%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $400.62 ↑ +3%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $400.62 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $408.80 ↑ +5%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $408.80 ↑ +5%

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Brace back epic tslo 456 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $390.58 $145.94 – $408.80
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $486.49 $201.58 – $509.18
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $390.58 $154.53 – $460.15
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $390.58 $115.69 – $408.80
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $390.58 $96.07 – $408.80
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $390.58 $210.41 – $427.28
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $600.89 $82.17 – $408.80
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