Compatibility test each unit antiglobulin technique 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

$144.95

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.

$223.00

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.

$85.23 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $223.00 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 $85.23 ↓ -41%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $86.43 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $87.71 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $88.13 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $90.49 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $92.34 ↓ -36%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $93.26 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $94.98 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.92 ↓ -33%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $121.60 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $137.15 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $153.60 ↑ +6%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $158.33 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $158.33 ↑ +9%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $164.13 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $164.13 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $183.77 ↑ +27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $183.77 ↑ +27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
COVENTRY AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $204.94 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $214.53 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $216.31 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $218.54 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $218.54 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $218.54 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $218.54 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $218.54 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $218.54 ↑ +51%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $223.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $223.00 ↑ +54%

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Compatibility test each unit antiglobulin technique at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $93.60 $81.25 – $164.03
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $350.35 $152.85 – $539.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $144.95 $88.29 – $223.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $144.95 $84.29 – $251.01
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $274.95 $90.61 – $423.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $144.95 $114.78 – $233.08
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $194.00 $38.99 – $330.76
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $144.95 $127.11 – $330.76

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