Ceftazidime 4.5 mg/0.2 ml intraocular injection - cnr 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

$43.95

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$43.95

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$10.66 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $27.90 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

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 $10.66 ↓ -76%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $10.81 ↓ -75%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.97 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.03 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.32 ↓ -74%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $11.55 ↓ -74%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.67 ↓ -73%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.88 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.13 ↓ -72%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.15 ↓ -70%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $15.21 ↓ -65%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $17.16 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $19.22 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $20.53 ↓ -53%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $20.53 ↓ -53%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $22.99 ↓ -48%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $22.99 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $24.08 ↓ -45%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $24.08 ↓ -45%
COVENTRY AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
MERITAIN AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
WEBTPA AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
AETNA EAP AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $25.64 ↓ -42%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $26.84 ↓ -39%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $27.06 ↓ -38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $27.34 ↓ -38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $27.34 ↓ -38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $27.34 ↓ -38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $27.34 ↓ -38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $27.34 ↓ -38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $27.34 ↓ -38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $27.90 ↓ -37%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $27.90 ↓ -37%

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Ceftazidime 4.5 mg/0.2 ml intraocular injection - cnr at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $81.27 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $27.90 $4.82 – $13.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $27.90 $5.10 – $15.20
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $43.95 $3.98 – $14.05
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $27.90 $6.56 – $27.90
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $43.95 $2.71 – $13.50
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $43.95 $2.82 – $14.05
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $13.50 $3.70 – $13.50

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