Amphotericin b liposomal in d5w IV syringe 1 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr 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

$1,507.85

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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.

$1,507.85

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.

$52.63 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $562.35 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $52.63 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $53.15 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $53.35 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $132.15 ↓ -91%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $132.15 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $312.10 ↓ -79%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $312.10 ↓ -79%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $368.90 ↓ -76%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $399.27 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $399.27 ↓ -74%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $399.27 ↓ -74%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $399.27 ↓ -74%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $399.27 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $399.27 ↓ -74%
AETNA EAP AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
AETNA AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
COVENTRY AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
MERITAIN AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
WEBTPA AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $502.18 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $522.99 ↓ -65%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $562.35 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $562.35 ↓ -63%

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Amphotericin b liposomal in d5w IV syringe 1 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $100.84 $18.90 – $32.96
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $543.85 $22.62 – $31.67
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,507.85 $52.63 – $562.35
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $562.35 $222.63 – $562.35
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,507.85 $212.57 – $632.98
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,507.85 $52.63 – $562.35
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $562.35 $214.93 – $562.35
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $562.35 $52.63 – $562.35

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