Angio tib/peroneal/init ves/unila 37228 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

$15,795.00

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.

$24,300.00

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.

$3,240.00 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $16,200.00 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,240.00 ↓ -79%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3,304.80 ↓ -79%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3,337.20 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3,350.16 ↓ -79%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,807.00 ↓ -76%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,807.00 ↓ -76%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
AETNA EAP AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
COVENTRY AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
MERITAIN AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
WEBTPA AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $4,889.40 ↓ -69%
OSCAR OSCAR $5,022.00 ↓ -68%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $5,540.40 ↓ -65%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $9,720.00 ↓ -38%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $9,720.00 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $10,627.20 ↓ -33%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11,502.00 ↓ -27%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11,502.00 ↓ -27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11,502.00 ↓ -27%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11,502.00 ↓ -27%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11,502.00 ↓ -27%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11,502.00 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $15,066.00 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $16,200.00 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $16,200.00 ↑ +3%

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Angio tib/peroneal/init ves/unila 37228 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $23,945.60 $461.02 – $9,399.92
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $11,728.80 $10,855.42 – $12,706.20
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $10,933.65 $2,173.27 – $11,214.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $46,106.57 $5.17 – $184.64
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $43,302.40 $1.92 – $16,032.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $13,054.80 $10,855.42 – $14,142.70
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $910.80 $928.00 – $2,679.00
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $23,945.60 $461.02 – $16,938.92

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