Bilateral n block inj occipital 64405 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

$971.10

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.

$1,494.00

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.

$234.06 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $3,576.15 with LUMINARE 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $234.06 ↓ -76%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $234.06 ↓ -76%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $289.18 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $289.18 ↓ -70%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $289.18 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $292.08 ↓ -70%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $294.07 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $294.97 ↓ -70%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $296.95 ↓ -69%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $298.04 ↓ -69%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $298.10 ↓ -69%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $300.99 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $313.60 ↓ -68%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $392.46 ↓ -60%
OSCAR OSCAR $452.87 ↓ -53%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $489.84 ↓ -50%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $495.74 ↓ -49%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $593.12 ↓ -39%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $593.12 ↓ -39%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $653.38 ↓ -33%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $707.16 ↓ -27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $707.16 ↓ -27%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $707.16 ↓ -27%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $707.16 ↓ -27%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $707.16 ↓ -27%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $707.16 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $926.28 ↓ -5%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $996.00 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $996.00 ↑ +3%
COVENTRY AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
AETNA AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
AETNA EAP AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
WEBTPA AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
MERITAIN AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $3,576.15 ↑ +268%

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Bilateral n block inj occipital 64405 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $1,060.78 $42.34 – $244.68
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $504.00 $282.56 – $364.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,601.00 $5.22 – $1,046.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $2,099.00 $47.32 – $238.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $1,364.35 $290.55 – $1,399.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $296.40 $77.57 – $665.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $582.60 $282.56 – $382.20
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $582.60 $219.98 – $222.65

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