Valproate in ns IV syringe 10 mg/ml (pediatric) - cnr 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

$18.05

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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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$18.05

Gross charge

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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.

$1.38 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $3.60 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 $1.38 ↓ -92%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1.40 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1.42 ↓ -92%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1.42 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.46 ↓ -92%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1.49 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.51 ↓ -92%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.53 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.56 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.70 ↓ -91%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1.96 ↓ -89%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $2.21 ↓ -88%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $2.48 ↓ -86%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2.65 ↓ -85%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2.65 ↓ -85%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2.97 ↓ -84%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2.97 ↓ -84%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.11 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.11 ↓ -83%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
AETNA AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
AETNA EAP AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
COVENTRY AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
MERITAIN AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
WEBTPA AETNA $3.31 ↓ -82%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3.46 ↓ -81%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $3.49 ↓ -81%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.53 ↓ -80%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.53 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.53 ↓ -80%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.53 ↓ -80%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.53 ↓ -80%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.53 ↓ -80%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3.60 ↓ -80%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3.60 ↓ -80%

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Valproate in ns IV syringe 10 mg/ml (pediatric) - cnr at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $30.00 $1.29 – $3.60
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $32.20 $1.43 – $3.60
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $30.00 $1.36 – $4.05
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $18.05 $1.02 – $3.60
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $18.05 $0.85 – $3.60
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $3.60 $1.85 – $3.76
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $18.05 $0.72 – $3.60
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $29.90 $0.72 – $3.60

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