Connector tis 2x10mm 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

$6,756.42

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.

$10,394.49

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.

$483.29 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $1,264.50 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 $483.29 ↓ -93%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $490.12 ↓ -93%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $497.33 ↓ -93%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $499.73 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $513.13 ↓ -92%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $523.63 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $528.81 ↓ -92%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $538.55 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $549.55 ↓ -92%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $596.21 ↓ -91%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $689.53 ↓ -90%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $777.67 ↓ -88%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $870.99 ↓ -87%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $930.67 ↓ -86%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $930.67 ↓ -86%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,042.07 ↓ -85%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,042.07 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,091.26 ↓ -84%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,091.26 ↓ -84%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
AETNA AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,162.08 ↓ -83%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,216.45 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,226.57 ↓ -82%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,239.21 ↓ -82%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,239.21 ↓ -82%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,239.21 ↓ -82%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,239.21 ↓ -82%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,239.21 ↓ -82%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,239.21 ↓ -82%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,264.50 ↓ -81%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,264.50 ↓ -81%

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Connector tis 2x10mm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $6,756.42 $451.43 – $1,264.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $6,419.40 $623.54 – $1,575.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $6,756.42 $477.98 – $1,423.32
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $6,756.42 $357.85 – $1,264.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $6,756.42 $297.16 – $1,264.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $6,756.42 $650.84 – $1,321.66
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $10,394.49 $254.16 – $1,264.50
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $6,756.42 $254.16 – $1,264.50

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