Drsg oasis ultr ster 3lyr 7x10 70sqcm -cost per sq cm 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

$41.79

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.

$64.30

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.

$23.14 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $60.55 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 $23.14 ↓ -45%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $23.47 ↓ -44%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $23.81 ↓ -43%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $23.93 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.57 ↓ -41%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $25.07 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.32 ↓ -39%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.79 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.32 ↓ -37%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.55 ↓ -32%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $33.02 ↓ -21%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $37.24 ↓ -11%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $41.71 ↓ -0%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $44.56 ↑ +7%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $44.56 ↑ +7%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $49.90 ↑ +19%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $49.90 ↑ +19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $52.25 ↑ +25%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $52.25 ↑ +25%
COVENTRY AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
MERITAIN AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
WEBTPA AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
AETNA EAP AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $55.65 ↑ +33%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $58.25 ↑ +39%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $58.73 ↑ +41%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $59.34 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $59.34 ↑ +42%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $59.34 ↑ +42%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $59.34 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $59.34 ↑ +42%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $59.34 ↑ +42%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $60.55 ↑ +45%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $60.55 ↑ +45%

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Drsg oasis ultr ster 3lyr 7x10 70sqcm -cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $41.79 $11.73 – $60.55
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $33.44 $19.18 – $48.44
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $41.79 $22.89 – $68.16
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $41.79 $11.73 – $60.55
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $41.79 $10.50 – $60.55
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $41.79 $31.17 – $63.29
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $64.30 $9.88 – $60.55
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $41.79 $9.88 – $60.55

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