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Removal foreign body foot subcutaneous right 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

$815.10

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.

$1,254.00

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.

$136.48 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $836.00 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $136.48 ↓ -83%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $319.52 ↓ -61%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $324.03 ↓ -60%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $328.80 ↓ -60%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $330.39 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $339.25 ↓ -58%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $346.19 ↓ -58%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $349.62 ↓ -57%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $356.05 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $363.33 ↓ -55%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $455.87 ↓ -44%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $514.14 ↓ -37%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $575.84 ↓ -29%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $615.30 ↓ -25%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $615.30 ↓ -25%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $688.95 ↓ -15%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $688.95 ↓ -15%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $721.47 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $721.47 ↓ -11%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
COVENTRY AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $768.28 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $804.23 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $810.92 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $819.28 ↑ +1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $819.28 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $819.28 ↑ +1%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $819.28 ↑ +1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $819.28 ↑ +1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $819.28 ↑ +1%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $836.00 ↑ +3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $836.00 ↑ +3%

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Removal foreign body foot subcutaneous right at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $460.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $11,876.80 $635.30 – $1,414.91
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,868.15 $30.44 – $3,967.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $12,455.55 $9.09 – $1,374.78
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $990.00 $181.10 – $660.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $2,333.00 $30.44 – $2,138.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $483.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $483.00 $257.04 – $551.88

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