Implant pulse generator remede el 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

$12,314.25

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.

$18,945.00

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.

$3,747.77 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $9,805.78 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 $3,747.77 ↓ -70%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3,800.72 ↓ -69%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3,856.61 ↓ -69%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3,875.24 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,979.19 ↓ -68%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $4,060.57 ↓ -67%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,100.78 ↓ -67%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,176.28 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,261.59 ↓ -65%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,623.43 ↓ -62%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $5,347.09 ↓ -57%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $6,030.55 ↓ -51%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $6,754.22 ↓ -45%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7,217.05 ↓ -41%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7,217.05 ↓ -41%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $8,080.94 ↓ -34%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $8,080.94 ↓ -34%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $8,462.39 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8,462.39 ↓ -31%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
AETNA EAP AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
COVENTRY AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
MERITAIN AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
WEBTPA AETNA $9,011.51 ↓ -27%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $9,433.16 ↓ -23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $9,511.61 ↓ -23%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $9,609.66 ↓ -22%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $9,609.66 ↓ -22%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $9,609.66 ↓ -22%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $9,609.66 ↓ -22%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $9,609.66 ↓ -22%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $9,609.66 ↓ -22%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9,805.78 ↓ -20%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $9,805.78 ↓ -20%

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Implant pulse generator remede el at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $12,314.25 $3,500.66 – $9,805.78
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $11,700.00 $3,688.47 – $9,316.66
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $12,314.25 $3,706.58 – $11,037.39
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $12,314.25 $2,775.04 – $9,805.78
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $12,314.25 $2,304.36 – $9,805.78
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $12,314.25 $5,047.03 – $10,249.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $18,945.00 $1,970.96 – $9,805.78
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $12,314.25 $1,970.96 – $9,805.78

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