Abl1 gene at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center

3421 W. 9th St, Waterloo, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1700827896

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$863.85

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.

$1,329.00

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.

$290.70 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $1,329.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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 TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $290.70 ↓ -66%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $293.55 ↓ -66%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $294.00 ↓ -66%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $294.00 ↓ -66%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $294.00 ↓ -66%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $294.69 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $296.94 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $299.88 ↓ -65%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $300.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $300.00 ↓ -65%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $303.00 ↓ -65%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $306.00 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $312.32 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $312.32 ↓ -64%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $399.00 ↓ -54%
OSCAR OSCAR $460.41 ↓ -47%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $498.00 ↓ -42%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $504.00 ↓ -42%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $603.00 ↓ -30%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $603.00 ↓ -30%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
COVENTRY AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
MERITAIN AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
AETNA AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
WEBTPA AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
AETNA EAP AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $816.35 ↓ -5%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $871.82 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $943.59 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $943.59 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $943.59 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $943.59 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $943.59 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $943.59 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,235.97 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,329.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,329.00 ↑ +54%

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Abl1 gene at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $600.00 $169.56 – $420.04
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $863.85 $290.70 – $1,329.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $863.85 $267.13 – $1,329.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $863.85 $290.70 – $1,329.00
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $600.00 $3.50 – $420.04
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $600.00 $113.76 – $315.00
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $600.00 $94.32 – $420.04
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $600.00 $143.21 – $319.32

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