Ultrasound pregnant uterus transvaginal 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

$589.55

Cash price

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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.

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$907.00

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.

$346.66 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $907.00 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $346.66 ↓ -41%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $351.55 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $356.72 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $358.45 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $368.06 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $375.59 ↓ -36%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $379.31 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $386.29 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $394.18 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $427.65 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $494.59 ↓ -16%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $557.81 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $624.74 ↑ +6%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $643.97 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $643.97 ↑ +9%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $667.55 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $667.55 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $747.46 ↑ +27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $747.46 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
COVENTRY AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
MERITAIN AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
WEBTPA AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $833.53 ↑ +41%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $872.53 ↑ +48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $879.79 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $888.86 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $888.86 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $888.86 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $888.86 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $888.86 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $888.86 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $907.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $907.00 ↑ +54%

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Ultrasound pregnant uterus transvaginal at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $351.60 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $671.45 $93.79 – $1,033.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $589.55 $359.08 – $907.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $550.55 $96.27 – $847.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $609.00 $22.58 – $609.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $590.00 $22.58 – $590.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $907.00 $248.88 – $907.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $589.55 $22.58 – $907.00

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