Camisole mastectomy wht/l post-surg gental touch 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

$78.94

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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$121.45

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.

$21.74 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $108.68 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $21.74 ↓ -72%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $22.17 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $22.39 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $22.48 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $25.54 ↓ -68%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $25.54 ↓ -68%
OSCAR OSCAR $33.69 ↓ -57%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $37.17 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.32 ↓ -24%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.32 ↓ -24%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $65.21 ↓ -17%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $65.21 ↓ -17%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $71.29 ↓ -10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.16 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.16 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.16 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.16 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.16 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $77.16 ↓ -2%
AETNA AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
AETNA EAP AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
COVENTRY AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
MERITAIN AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
WEBTPA AETNA $97.05 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $101.07 ↑ +28%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $108.68 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $108.68 ↑ +38%

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Camisole mastectomy wht/l post-surg gental touch at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo not published $35.92 – $91.39
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $78.94 $21.06 – $108.68
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $93.70 $51.07 – $129.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $78.94 $41.08 – $122.33
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $78.94 $21.06 – $108.68
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $78.94 $41.54 – $108.68
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $78.94 $18.85 – $108.68
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $78.94 $55.94 – $113.59

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