Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced each unit 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

$953.55

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.

$1,467.00

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.

$560.69 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $1,467.00 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 $560.69 ↓ -41%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $568.61 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $576.97 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $579.76 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $595.31 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $607.48 ↓ -36%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $613.50 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $624.80 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $637.56 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $691.69 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $799.96 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $902.21 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,010.47 ↑ +6%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,079.71 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,079.71 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,208.95 ↑ +27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,208.95 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,266.02 ↑ +33%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,266.02 ↑ +33%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,348.17 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,411.25 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,422.99 ↑ +49%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,437.66 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,437.66 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,437.66 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,437.66 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,437.66 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,437.66 ↑ +51%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,467.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,467.00 ↑ +54%

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Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced each unit at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $942.60 $466.26 – $652.77
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $713.05 $306.00 – $1,097.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $953.55 $580.79 – $1,467.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $953.55 $554.53 – $1,651.26
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $616.85 $268.57 – $1,101.30
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $877.50 $317.25 – $1,350.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $953.55 $755.06 – $1,533.31
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,426.00 $286.63 – $1,426.00

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