Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$579.80

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.

$892.00

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.

$340.92 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $892.00 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 $340.92 ↓ -41%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $345.74 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $350.82 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $352.52 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $361.97 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $369.38 ↓ -36%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $373.03 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $379.90 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $387.66 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $420.58 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $486.41 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $548.58 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $614.41 ↑ +6%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $633.32 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $633.32 ↑ +9%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $656.51 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $656.51 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $735.10 ↑ +27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $735.10 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
COVENTRY AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $819.75 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $858.10 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $865.24 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $874.16 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $874.16 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $874.16 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $874.16 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $874.16 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $874.16 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $892.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $892.00 ↑ +54%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 12-25 targets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,000.20 $416.78 – $416.78
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,010.10 $353.56 – $966.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $579.80 $353.14 – $892.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $579.80 $337.18 – $1,004.04
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $798.85 $273.38 – $966.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $964.00 $210.80 – $1,134.13
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $579.80 $459.11 – $932.32
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $805.00 $161.81 – $837.73

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