Hepatitis c antibody 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

$126.75

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$195.00

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.

$13.98 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $195.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $13.98 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.12 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.27 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $14.41 ↓ -89%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.82 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.13 ↓ -88%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $18.98 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $21.41 ↓ -83%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $23.97 ↓ -81%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $28.68 ↓ -77%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $28.68 ↓ -77%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $75.58 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $76.69 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $77.06 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $81.55 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $138.45 ↑ +9%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $138.45 ↑ +9%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $143.52 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $143.52 ↑ +13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
COVENTRY AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $179.21 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $187.59 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $189.15 ↑ +49%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $191.10 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $191.10 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $191.10 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $191.10 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $191.10 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $191.10 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $195.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $195.00 ↑ +54%

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Hepatitis c antibody at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $186.00 $14.27 – $14.27
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $240.50 $13.83 – $370.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $126.75 $13.98 – $195.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $126.75 $13.98 – $195.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $191.10 $13.83 – $294.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $118.95 $13.83 – $183.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $126.75 $13.98 – $195.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $243.00 $13.83 – $243.00

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