Control of nosebleedantersmpl 30901 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

$491.40

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.

$756.00

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.

$52.08 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $504.00 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.08 ↓ -89%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $192.63 ↓ -61%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $195.35 ↓ -60%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $198.22 ↓ -60%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $199.18 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $204.52 ↓ -58%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $208.71 ↓ -58%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $210.77 ↓ -57%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $214.65 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $219.04 ↓ -55%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $274.83 ↓ -44%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $309.96 ↓ -37%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $347.16 ↓ -29%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $370.94 ↓ -25%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $370.94 ↓ -25%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $415.35 ↓ -15%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $415.35 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $434.95 ↓ -11%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $434.95 ↓ -11%
COVENTRY AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $463.18 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $484.85 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $488.88 ↓ -1%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $493.92 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $493.92 ↑ +1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $493.92 ↑ +1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $493.92 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $493.92 ↑ +1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $493.92 ↑ +1%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $504.00 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $504.00 ↑ +3%

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Control of nosebleedantersmpl 30901 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $203.40 not published
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $491.40 $190.51 – $567.30
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $538.20 $15.06 – $284.72
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $653.00 $17.71 – $288.25
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $246.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $246.00 $92.82 – $199.29
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $2,196.00 $15.87 – $3,576.15
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $700.80 $50.35 – $189.58

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