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Vitamin D Test 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

$1,060.00

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.

$269.00

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.

$9.09 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $269.00 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
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.09 ↓ -99%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $102.81 ↓ -90%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $104.26 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $105.80 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $106.31 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $109.16 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $111.39 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.50 ↓ -89%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.57 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.91 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.83 ↓ -88%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $146.69 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $165.44 ↓ -84%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $185.29 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $190.99 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $190.99 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $197.98 ↓ -81%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $197.98 ↓ -81%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $221.68 ↓ -79%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $221.68 ↓ -79%
WEBTPA AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
COVENTRY AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
MERITAIN AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
AETNA EAP AETNA $247.21 ↓ -77%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $258.78 ↓ -76%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $260.93 ↓ -75%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $263.62 ↓ -75%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $263.62 ↓ -75%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $263.62 ↓ -75%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $263.62 ↓ -75%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $263.62 ↓ -75%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $263.62 ↓ -75%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $269.00 ↓ -75%

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Vitamin D Test at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $86.42 $17.76 – $46.06
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $86.42 $17.76 – $56.93
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $99.00 $29.60 – $29.60
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,109.55 $9.09 – $243.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $174.85 $106.50 – $269.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $174.85 $101.68 – $302.79
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $644.80 $9.09 – $240.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $245.05 $28.68 – $377.00

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