Cefoxitin 1 gram 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

$64.00

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$64.00

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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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$12.23 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $32.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $12.23 ↓ -81%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $12.40 ↓ -81%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.59 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.65 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.99 ↓ -80%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.25 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.38 ↓ -79%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.63 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.91 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.09 ↓ -76%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.45 ↓ -73%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $19.68 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $22.04 ↓ -66%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $23.55 ↓ -63%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $23.55 ↓ -63%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.37 ↓ -59%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.37 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $27.62 ↓ -57%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $27.62 ↓ -57%
COVENTRY AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
MERITAIN AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
WEBTPA AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
AETNA EAP AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $29.41 ↓ -54%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $30.78 ↓ -52%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $31.04 ↓ -52%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $31.36 ↓ -51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $31.36 ↓ -51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $31.36 ↓ -51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $31.36 ↓ -51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $31.36 ↓ -51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $31.36 ↓ -51%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $32.00 ↓ -50%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $32.00 ↓ -50%

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Cefoxitin 1 gram intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $64.30 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $64.00 $4.52 – $12.65
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $64.00 $4.78 – $14.24
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $91.75 $25.97 – $91.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $64.00 $2.97 – $12.65
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $12.65 $6.51 – $13.22
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $64.00 $2.54 – $12.65
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $45.80 $7.40 – $36.80

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