Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe chlamydia trachomatis 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

$200.85

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.

$309.00

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.

$118.10 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $309.00 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 $118.10 ↓ -41%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $119.77 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $121.53 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $122.12 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $125.39 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $127.96 ↓ -36%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $129.22 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $131.60 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $134.29 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $145.69 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $168.50 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $190.04 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $212.84 ↑ +6%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $219.39 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $219.39 ↑ +9%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $227.42 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $227.42 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $254.65 ↑ +27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $254.65 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
COVENTRY AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $283.97 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $297.26 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $299.73 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.82 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.82 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.82 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.82 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.82 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.82 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $309.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $309.00 ↑ +54%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe chlamydia trachomatis at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $144.00 $35.09 – $35.09
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $176.80 $34.01 – $271.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $200.85 $122.33 – $309.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $200.85 $116.80 – $347.81
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $176.15 $34.01 – $271.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $170.95 $34.01 – $263.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $200.85 $159.04 – $322.97
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $511.00 $34.01 – $342.00

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