Anti-thymocyte glob (equine)(1:1000) intradermal test dose 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

$14,664.50

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Discounted cash price

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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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$14,664.50

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.

$3,446.16 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $14,664.50 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,446.16 ↓ -76%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,446.16 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5,013.11 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,339.07 ↓ -64%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,339.07 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $9,619.91 ↓ -34%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,411.80 ↓ -29%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,411.80 ↓ -29%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,411.80 ↓ -29%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,411.80 ↓ -29%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,411.80 ↓ -29%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10,411.80 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $13,637.99 ↓ -7%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $14,664.50 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $14,664.50 ↑ +0%

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Anti-thymocyte glob (equine)(1:1000) intradermal test dose at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo not published $1,253.72 – $5,263.77
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $6,148.03 $5,013.11 – $7,018.35
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $14,664.50 $4,376.29 – $14,664.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $14,664.50 $5,013.11 – $14,664.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $14,664.50 $5,013.11 – $16,506.36
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $14,664.50 $4,150.05 – $14,664.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $14,664.50 $5,013.11 – $14,664.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $14,664.50 $3,446.16 – $14,664.50

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