Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port 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

$1,758.92

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.

$2,706.03

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.

$22.80 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $59.65 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 $22.80 ↓ -99%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $23.12 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $23.46 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $23.57 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.21 ↓ -99%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $24.70 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.95 ↓ -99%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.40 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.92 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.12 ↓ -98%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $32.53 ↓ -98%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $36.68 ↓ -98%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $41.09 ↓ -98%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.90 ↓ -98%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.90 ↓ -98%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $49.16 ↓ -97%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $49.16 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.48 ↓ -97%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.48 ↓ -97%
COVENTRY AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
MERITAIN AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
AETNA AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
WEBTPA AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
AETNA EAP AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $54.82 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $57.38 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $57.86 ↓ -97%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $58.46 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $58.46 ↓ -97%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $58.46 ↓ -97%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $58.46 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $58.46 ↓ -97%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $58.46 ↓ -97%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $59.65 ↓ -97%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $59.65 ↓ -97%

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Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $619.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,758.92 $21.30 – $59.65
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,564.87 $18.89 – $47.72
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,758.92 $22.55 – $67.14
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,758.92 $16.88 – $59.65
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,758.92 $14.02 – $59.65
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,758.92 $30.70 – $62.35
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $2,706.03 $11.99 – $59.65

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