Allograft dermis 20x25x1mm decell w/matracell arthroflex 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

$3,663.49

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.

$5,636.14

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.

$44.66 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $223.30 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $44.66 ↓ -99%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $45.55 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $46.00 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $46.18 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $52.48 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $52.48 ↓ -99%
OSCAR OSCAR $69.22 ↓ -98%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $76.37 ↓ -98%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $111.65 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $111.65 ↓ -97%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $133.98 ↓ -96%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $133.98 ↓ -96%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $146.48 ↓ -96%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.54 ↓ -96%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.54 ↓ -96%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.54 ↓ -96%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.54 ↓ -96%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.54 ↓ -96%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $158.54 ↓ -96%
AETNA EAP AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
AETNA AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
COVENTRY AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
MERITAIN AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
WEBTPA AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $199.41 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $207.67 ↓ -94%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $223.30 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $223.30 ↓ -94%

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Allograft dermis 20x25x1mm decell w/matracell arthroflex at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $493.24 $50.30 – $398.91
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $4,303.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,663.49 $6.88 – $35.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,480.75 $11.75 – $29.68
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $3,663.49 $14.02 – $41.76
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,663.49 $7.19 – $37.10
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,663.49 $14.18 – $37.10
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3,663.49 $6.16 – $35.50

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