Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm 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

$3,209.23

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$4,937.28

Gross charge

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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.

$68.26 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $178.61 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $68.26 ↓ -98%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $69.23 ↓ -98%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $70.25 ↓ -98%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $70.59 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $72.48 ↓ -98%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $73.96 ↓ -98%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $74.69 ↓ -98%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $76.07 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $77.62 ↓ -98%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $84.21 ↓ -97%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $97.40 ↓ -97%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $109.85 ↓ -97%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $123.03 ↓ -96%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $131.46 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $131.46 ↓ -96%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $147.19 ↓ -95%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $147.19 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $154.14 ↓ -95%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $154.14 ↓ -95%
COVENTRY AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
MERITAIN AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
AETNA AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
WEBTPA AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
AETNA EAP AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $164.14 ↓ -95%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $171.82 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $173.25 ↓ -95%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $175.04 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $175.04 ↓ -95%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $175.04 ↓ -95%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $175.04 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $175.04 ↓ -95%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $175.04 ↓ -95%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $178.61 ↓ -94%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $178.61 ↓ -94%

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Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $4,781.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,209.23 $63.76 – $178.61
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,049.15 $73.44 – $185.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $3,209.23 $67.51 – $201.04
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,209.23 $50.55 – $178.61
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3,491.77 $41.97 – $178.61
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $3,209.23 $91.93 – $186.68
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $4,937.28 $35.90 – $178.61

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