Shrinker prosth above knee 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

$230.16

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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$354.09

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.

$135.33 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $354.09 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 $135.33 ↓ -41%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $137.25 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $139.26 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $139.94 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $143.69 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $146.63 ↓ -36%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.08 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $150.81 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $153.89 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $166.95 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $193.09 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $217.77 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $243.90 ↑ +6%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $260.61 ↑ +13%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $260.61 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $291.81 ↑ +27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $291.81 ↑ +27%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $305.58 ↑ +33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $305.58 ↑ +33%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
COVENTRY AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $325.41 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $340.63 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $343.47 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $347.01 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $347.01 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $347.01 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $347.01 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $347.01 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $347.01 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $354.09 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $354.09 ↑ +54%

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Shrinker prosth above knee at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $230.16 $126.41 – $354.09
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $286.68 $174.61 – $441.04
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $230.16 $133.85 – $398.56
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $230.16 $100.21 – $354.09
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $230.16 $83.21 – $354.09
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $230.16 $182.25 – $370.09
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $354.09 $71.17 – $354.09
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $230.16 $71.17 – $354.09

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