Mayo alpha 1 antitrypsin 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

$124.80

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.

$192.00

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.

$13.17 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $192.00 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 $13.17 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.44 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.57 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.25 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.88 ↓ -86%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $27.01 ↓ -78%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $27.01 ↓ -78%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $74.42 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $75.51 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $75.88 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $77.91 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $80.29 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $81.77 ↓ -34%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $118.08 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $132.25 ↑ +6%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $136.32 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $136.32 ↑ +9%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $141.31 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $141.31 ↑ +13%
AETNA EAP AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
COVENTRY AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $176.45 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $184.70 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $186.24 ↑ +49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $192.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $192.00 ↑ +54%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $138.60 $13.44 – $13.44
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $173.55 $13.03 – $267.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $124.80 $13.17 – $192.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $124.80 $13.17 – $192.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $89.05 $13.03 – $137.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $120.90 $13.03 – $186.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $124.80 $13.17 – $192.00
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