Family therapy without pt 50min 90846 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

$282.75

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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$435.00

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.

$166.26 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $435.00 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 $166.26 ↓ -41%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $168.61 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $171.09 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $171.91 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $176.52 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $180.13 ↓ -36%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $181.92 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $185.27 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $189.05 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $205.10 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $237.21 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $267.53 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $299.63 ↑ +6%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $320.16 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $320.16 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $358.48 ↑ +27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $358.48 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $375.41 ↑ +33%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $375.41 ↑ +33%
COVENTRY AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $399.77 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $418.47 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $421.95 ↑ +49%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $426.30 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $426.30 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $426.30 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $426.30 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $426.30 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $426.30 ↑ +51%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $435.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $435.00 ↑ +54%

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Family therapy without pt 50min 90846 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $135.60 $146.90 – $153.80
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $303.00 $27.88 – $384.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $151.20 $153.80 – $163.80
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $114.00 $138.70 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $303.00 $27.88 – $388.46
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $230.40 $96.29 – $242.84
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $230.40 $96.29 – $264.96
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $230.40 $96.29 – $242.84

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