Fentanyl citrate (pf) 50 mcg/ml injection for compounding (wrapper) 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

$165.00

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.

$165.00

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.

$1.15 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $3.00 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 $1.15 ↓ -99%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1.16 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1.18 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1.19 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.22 ↓ -99%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1.24 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.25 ↓ -99%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.28 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.30 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.41 ↓ -99%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1.64 ↓ -99%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1.85 ↓ -99%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $2.07 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2.21 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2.21 ↓ -99%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2.47 ↓ -99%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2.47 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.59 ↓ -98%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.59 ↓ -98%
COVENTRY AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
MERITAIN AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
AETNA AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
WEBTPA AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
AETNA EAP AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2.76 ↓ -98%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $2.89 ↓ -98%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $2.91 ↓ -98%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.94 ↓ -98%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.94 ↓ -98%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.94 ↓ -98%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.94 ↓ -98%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.94 ↓ -98%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.94 ↓ -98%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3.00 ↓ -98%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3.00 ↓ -98%

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Fentanyl citrate (pf) 50 mcg/ml injection for compounding (wrapper) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $71.03 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $53.25 $1.19 – $3.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $165.00 $1.13 – $3.38
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $165.00 $0.71 – $3.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $53.25 $1.54 – $3.14
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $78.50 $0.60 – $3.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $53.25 $0.82 – $3.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $53.25 $1.95 – $3.00

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