Calcium gluconate 100 mg/ml (10 %) intravenous solution 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

$52.50

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$52.50

Gross charge

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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.

$16.74 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $43.80 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 $16.74 ↓ -68%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $16.98 ↓ -68%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $17.23 ↓ -67%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $17.31 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.77 ↓ -66%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $18.14 ↓ -65%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.32 ↓ -65%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.65 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.04 ↓ -64%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.65 ↓ -61%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $23.88 ↓ -55%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $26.94 ↓ -49%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.17 ↓ -43%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $32.24 ↓ -39%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $32.24 ↓ -39%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.10 ↓ -31%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.10 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $37.80 ↓ -28%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $37.80 ↓ -28%
COVENTRY AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
MERITAIN AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
AETNA AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
WEBTPA AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
AETNA EAP AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $40.25 ↓ -23%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $42.14 ↓ -20%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $42.49 ↓ -19%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.92 ↓ -18%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.92 ↓ -18%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.92 ↓ -18%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.92 ↓ -18%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.92 ↓ -18%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.92 ↓ -18%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $43.80 ↓ -17%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $43.80 ↓ -17%

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Calcium gluconate 100 mg/ml (10 %) intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $90.75 $15.64 – $43.80
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $52.50 $7.86 – $19.85
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $90.75 $16.56 – $49.30
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $52.50 $5.62 – $19.85
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $52.50 $4.66 – $19.85
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $52.50 $22.54 – $45.78
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $52.50 $8.80 – $43.80
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $52.50 $8.80 – $43.80

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