Finger joint sz00 swanson w/grommets 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

$2,105.74

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.

$3,239.60

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.

$338.30 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $885.15 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 $338.30 ↓ -84%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $343.08 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $348.13 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $349.81 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $359.19 ↓ -83%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $366.54 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $370.17 ↓ -82%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $376.99 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $384.69 ↓ -82%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $417.35 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $482.67 ↓ -77%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $544.37 ↓ -74%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $609.69 ↓ -71%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $651.47 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $651.47 ↓ -69%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $729.45 ↓ -65%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $729.45 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $763.88 ↓ -64%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $763.88 ↓ -64%
COVENTRY AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
MERITAIN AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
WEBTPA AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
AETNA EAP AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $813.45 ↓ -61%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $851.51 ↓ -60%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $858.60 ↓ -59%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $867.45 ↓ -59%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $867.45 ↓ -59%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $867.45 ↓ -59%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $867.45 ↓ -59%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $867.45 ↓ -59%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $867.45 ↓ -59%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $885.15 ↓ -58%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $885.15 ↓ -58%

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Finger joint sz00 swanson w/grommets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,105.74 $316.00 – $885.15
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,000.70 $436.48 – $1,102.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,105.74 $334.59 – $996.32
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,105.74 $250.50 – $885.15
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,105.74 $208.01 – $885.15
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,105.74 $455.59 – $925.16
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,239.60 $177.92 – $885.15
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $2,105.74 $177.92 – $885.15

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