Membrane collgn porcine maci w/autologous cult chondrocytes 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

$65,273.35

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.

$100,420.54

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.

$38,380.73 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $100,420.54 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 $38,380.73 ↓ -41%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $38,923.00 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $39,495.40 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $39,686.20 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $40,750.66 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $41,584.15 ↓ -36%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41,995.87 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $42,769.11 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43,642.77 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $47,348.28 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $54,759.32 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $61,758.63 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $69,169.67 ↑ +6%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $73,909.52 ↑ +13%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $73,909.52 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $82,756.57 ↑ +27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $82,756.57 ↑ +27%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $86,662.93 ↑ +33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $86,662.93 ↑ +33%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
COVENTRY AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $92,286.48 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $96,604.56 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $97,407.92 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $98,412.13 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $98,412.13 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $98,412.13 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $98,412.13 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $98,412.13 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $98,412.13 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $100,420.54 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $100,420.54 ↑ +54%

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Membrane collgn porcine maci w/autologous cult chondrocytes at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $65,273.35 $19,461.50 – $100,420.54
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $75,943.40 $46,255.37 – $116,836.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $65,273.35 $37,958.96 – $113,033.36
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $65,273.35 $19,461.50 – $100,420.54
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $65,273.35 $17,412.92 – $100,420.54
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $65,273.35 $51,686.45 – $104,959.55
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $100,420.54 $16,388.63 – $100,420.54
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $65,273.35 $16,388.63 – $100,420.54

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