Ketorolac 15 mg/ml injection (wrapper) 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

$9.20

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.

$9.20

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.

$3.08 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $8.05 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 $3.08 ↓ -67%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3.12 ↓ -66%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3.17 ↓ -66%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3.18 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.27 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $3.33 ↓ -64%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.37 ↓ -63%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.43 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.50 ↓ -62%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.80 ↓ -59%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $4.39 ↓ -52%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $4.95 ↓ -46%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $5.54 ↓ -40%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $5.92 ↓ -36%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $5.92 ↓ -36%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $6.63 ↓ -28%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $6.63 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.95 ↓ -24%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.95 ↓ -24%
COVENTRY AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
MERITAIN AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
WEBTPA AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
AETNA EAP AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $7.40 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $7.74 ↓ -16%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $7.81 ↓ -15%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $7.89 ↓ -14%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $7.89 ↓ -14%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $7.89 ↓ -14%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $7.89 ↓ -14%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $7.89 ↓ -14%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $7.89 ↓ -14%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $8.05 ↓ -13%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $8.05 ↓ -13%

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Ketorolac 15 mg/ml injection (wrapper) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $25.15 $0.34 – $0.47
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $17.25 $0.29 – $5.73
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $30.05 $0.87 – $2.59
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $17.20 $0.30 – $9.66
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $17.25 $0.29 – $8.41
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $30.05 $1.53 – $17.20
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $30.05 $0.30 – $6.20
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $17.20 $0.29 – $7.20

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