Mayo hip12 infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe hiv-2 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

$33.80

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.

$52.00

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.

$19.87 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $52.00 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 $19.87 ↓ -41%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $20.16 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $20.45 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $20.55 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.10 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $21.53 ↓ -36%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.75 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.15 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.60 ↓ -33%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $28.36 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $31.98 ↓ -5%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.09 ↑ +4%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $35.82 ↑ +6%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $36.92 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $36.92 ↑ +9%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $38.27 ↑ +13%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $38.27 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $42.85 ↑ +27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $42.85 ↑ +27%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $50.02 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $50.44 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $50.96 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $50.96 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $50.96 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $50.96 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $50.96 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $50.96 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $52.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $52.00 ↑ +54%

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Mayo hip12 infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe hiv-2 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $253.80 $35.09 – $35.09
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $24.70 $13.91 – $70.53
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $33.80 $20.59 – $52.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $29.25 $12.74 – $70.53
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $24.70 $7.64 – $70.53
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $24.70 $9.73 – $70.53
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $282.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $282.60 $49.98 – $107.31

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