Kit lead specify 5-6-5 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

$13,454.45

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.

$20,699.16

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.

$54.78 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $143.33 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 $54.78 ↓ -100%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $55.55 ↓ -100%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $56.37 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $56.64 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $58.16 ↓ -100%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $59.35 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $59.94 ↓ -100%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $61.04 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $62.29 ↓ -100%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $67.58 ↓ -99%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $78.16 ↓ -99%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $88.15 ↓ -99%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $98.73 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $105.49 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $105.49 ↓ -99%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $118.12 ↓ -99%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $118.12 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $123.69 ↓ -99%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $123.69 ↓ -99%
COVENTRY AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
MERITAIN AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
AETNA AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
WEBTPA AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
AETNA EAP AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $131.72 ↓ -99%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $137.88 ↓ -99%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $139.03 ↓ -99%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $140.46 ↓ -99%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $140.46 ↓ -99%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $140.46 ↓ -99%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $140.46 ↓ -99%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $140.46 ↓ -99%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $140.46 ↓ -99%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $143.33 ↓ -99%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $143.33 ↓ -99%

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Kit lead specify 5-6-5 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $12,555.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $13,454.45 $51.17 – $143.33
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $12,783.33 $67.35 – $170.12
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $13,454.45 $54.18 – $161.33
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $13,454.45 $40.56 – $143.33
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $13,454.45 $33.68 – $143.33
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $13,454.45 $73.77 – $149.81
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $20,699.16 $28.81 – $143.33

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