Boot walker genesis full shell 3-strap s 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

$82.04

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.

$126.21

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.

$12.79 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $63.96 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 $12.79 ↓ -84%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $13.05 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $13.18 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $13.23 ↓ -84%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.03 ↓ -82%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.03 ↓ -82%
OSCAR OSCAR $19.83 ↓ -76%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $21.87 ↓ -73%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.50 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.50 ↓ -57%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $38.38 ↓ -53%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $38.38 ↓ -53%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $41.96 ↓ -49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.41 ↓ -45%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.41 ↓ -45%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.41 ↓ -45%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.41 ↓ -45%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.41 ↓ -45%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.41 ↓ -45%
AETNA EAP AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
AETNA AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
COVENTRY AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
MERITAIN AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
WEBTPA AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $57.12 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $59.48 ↓ -27%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $63.96 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $63.96 ↓ -22%

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Boot walker genesis full shell 3-strap s at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $624.00 $155.62 – $396.02
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $44.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $81.97 $12.37 – $63.83
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $97.29 $29.99 – $75.76
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $81.97 $24.13 – $71.85
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $81.97 $12.37 – $63.83
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $81.97 $24.40 – $63.83
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $82.04 $11.04 – $63.66

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