Gentamicin 10 mg/ml liquid compound - enteral use only 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

$17.40

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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.

$17.40

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.

$1.66 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $4.35 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 $1.66 ↓ -90%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1.69 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1.71 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1.72 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.77 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1.80 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.82 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.85 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.89 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.05 ↓ -88%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $2.37 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $2.68 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $3.00 ↓ -83%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3.20 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3.20 ↓ -82%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $3.58 ↓ -79%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $3.58 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.75 ↓ -78%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.75 ↓ -78%
COVENTRY AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
MERITAIN AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
WEBTPA AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
AETNA EAP AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $4.00 ↓ -77%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $4.18 ↓ -76%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $4.22 ↓ -76%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $4.26 ↓ -76%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $4.26 ↓ -76%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $4.26 ↓ -76%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $4.26 ↓ -76%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $4.26 ↓ -76%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $4.26 ↓ -76%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $4.35 ↓ -75%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $4.35 ↓ -75%

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Gentamicin 10 mg/ml liquid compound - enteral use only at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $113.05 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $17.40 $1.55 – $4.35
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $19.00 $1.72 – $4.35
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $17.40 $1.64 – $4.90
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $114.80 $1.23 – $4.35
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $19.00 $1.02 – $4.35
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $17.40 $2.24 – $4.55
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $21.60 $0.87 – $4.35

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