Methotrexate sodium (pf) 1 gram solution for injection 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

$292.50

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$292.50

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.

$58.48 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $153.00 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 $58.48 ↓ -80%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $59.30 ↓ -80%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $60.17 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $60.47 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $62.09 ↓ -79%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $63.36 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $63.98 ↓ -78%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $65.16 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $66.49 ↓ -77%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $72.14 ↓ -75%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $83.43 ↓ -71%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $94.10 ↓ -68%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $105.39 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $112.61 ↓ -62%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $112.61 ↓ -62%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $126.09 ↓ -57%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $126.09 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $132.04 ↓ -55%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $132.04 ↓ -55%
COVENTRY AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
MERITAIN AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
AETNA AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
WEBTPA AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
AETNA EAP AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $140.61 ↓ -52%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $147.19 ↓ -50%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $148.41 ↓ -49%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $149.94 ↓ -49%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $149.94 ↓ -49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $149.94 ↓ -49%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $149.94 ↓ -49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $149.94 ↓ -49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $149.94 ↓ -49%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $153.00 ↓ -48%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $153.00 ↓ -48%

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Methotrexate sodium (pf) 1 gram solution for injection at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $106.46 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $292.50 $16.99 – $47.60
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $292.50 $6.12 – $15.45
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $292.50 $17.99 – $53.58
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $292.50 $43.30 – $153.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $292.50 $35.96 – $153.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $292.50 $7.95 – $16.15
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $292.50 $3.11 – $15.45

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