Propofol infusion 10 mg/ml 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

$46.50

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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.

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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$46.50

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.

$7.61 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $19.90 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 $7.61 ↓ -84%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $7.71 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $7.83 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $7.86 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.08 ↓ -83%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $8.24 ↓ -82%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.32 ↓ -82%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.48 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.65 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.38 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $10.85 ↓ -77%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $12.24 ↓ -74%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $13.71 ↓ -71%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $14.65 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $14.65 ↓ -68%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $16.40 ↓ -65%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $16.40 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.17 ↓ -63%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.17 ↓ -63%
COVENTRY AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
MERITAIN AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
WEBTPA AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
AETNA EAP AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $18.29 ↓ -61%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $19.14 ↓ -59%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $19.30 ↓ -58%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.50 ↓ -58%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.50 ↓ -58%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.50 ↓ -58%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.50 ↓ -58%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.50 ↓ -58%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.50 ↓ -58%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $19.90 ↓ -57%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $19.90 ↓ -57%

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Propofol infusion 10 mg/ml at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $46.50 $5.94 – $15.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $46.50 $4.04 – $12.04
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $46.50 $4.79 – $9.72
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $46.50 $1.87 – $9.30
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $46.50 $2.55 – $9.30
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $46.50 $5.98 – $9.20
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $99.50 $5.09 – $19.90
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $23.82 $0.03 – $0.09

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