Warde 1003990 aldosterone 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

$287.30

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.

$442.00

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.

$105.11 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $275.00 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 $105.11 ↓ -63%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $106.59 ↓ -63%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $108.16 ↓ -62%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $108.68 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $111.60 ↓ -61%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $113.88 ↓ -60%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $115.01 ↓ -60%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $117.12 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $119.52 ↓ -58%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $129.66 ↓ -55%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $149.96 ↓ -48%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $169.13 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $189.42 ↓ -34%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.25 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.25 ↓ -32%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $202.40 ↓ -30%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $202.40 ↓ -30%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $226.63 ↓ -21%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $226.63 ↓ -21%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
COVENTRY AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
MERITAIN AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
WEBTPA AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
AETNA EAP AETNA $252.73 ↓ -12%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $264.55 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $266.75 ↓ -7%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $269.50 ↓ -6%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $269.50 ↓ -6%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $269.50 ↓ -6%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $269.50 ↓ -6%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $269.50 ↓ -6%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $269.50 ↓ -6%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $275.00 ↓ -4%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $275.00 ↓ -4%

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Warde 1003990 aldosterone at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $272.40 $40.75 – $40.75
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $282.75 $39.48 – $435.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $287.30 $108.87 – $275.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $287.30 $103.95 – $309.54
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $232.70 $39.48 – $358.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $89.05 $32.20 – $137.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $287.30 $141.54 – $287.43
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $435.00 $39.48 – $328.00

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