Mask full face lg af531 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

$47.34

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.

$72.83

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.

$27.15 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $71.04 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 $27.15 ↓ -43%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $27.54 ↓ -42%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $27.94 ↓ -41%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $28.08 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.83 ↓ -39%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $29.42 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.71 ↓ -37%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.26 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.87 ↓ -35%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.50 ↓ -29%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $38.74 ↓ -18%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $43.69 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $48.93 ↑ +3%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $52.29 ↑ +10%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $52.29 ↑ +10%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $58.54 ↑ +24%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $58.54 ↑ +24%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $61.31 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $61.31 ↑ +30%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
AETNA AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
AETNA EAP AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
COVENTRY AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
MERITAIN AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
WEBTPA AETNA $65.29 ↑ +38%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $68.34 ↑ +44%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $68.91 ↑ +46%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $69.62 ↑ +47%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $69.62 ↑ +47%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $69.62 ↑ +47%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $69.62 ↑ +47%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $69.62 ↑ +47%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $69.62 ↑ +47%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $71.04 ↑ +50%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $71.04 ↑ +50%

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MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $47.34 $25.36 – $71.04
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $56.19 $33.38 – $84.32
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