Electrd sq emblem s-icd 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

$7,374.87

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.

$11,345.95

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.

$1,144.18 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $2,993.66 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 $1,144.18 ↓ -84%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,160.34 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,177.41 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,183.09 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,214.83 ↓ -84%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1,239.67 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,251.95 ↓ -83%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,275.00 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,301.04 ↓ -82%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,411.51 ↓ -81%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1,632.44 ↓ -78%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,841.10 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $2,062.03 ↓ -72%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,203.33 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,203.33 ↓ -70%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2,467.08 ↓ -67%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2,467.08 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,583.53 ↓ -65%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,583.53 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
AETNA AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
AETNA EAP AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,751.17 ↓ -63%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $2,879.90 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $2,903.85 ↓ -61%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $2,933.79 ↓ -60%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $2,933.79 ↓ -60%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $2,933.79 ↓ -60%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $2,933.79 ↓ -60%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $2,933.79 ↓ -60%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $2,933.79 ↓ -60%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $2,993.66 ↓ -59%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2,993.66 ↓ -59%

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Electrd sq emblem s-icd at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $10,125.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $7,374.87 $1,068.74 – $2,993.66
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $7,007.00 $843.55 – $2,130.72
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $7,374.87 $1,659.39 – $3,369.66
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $7,374.87 $847.21 – $2,993.66
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $7,374.87 $703.51 – $2,993.66
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $7,374.87 $1,540.84 – $3,128.97
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