Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min 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

$89.70

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.

$138.00

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.

$32.43 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $152.00 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 $32.43 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $32.43 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $90.53 ↑ +1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.98 ↑ +9%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
MERITAIN AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
WEBTPA AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
AETNA EAP AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
COVENTRY AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
AETNA AETNA $123.23 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $128.34 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $138.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $138.00 ↑ +54%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $152.00 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $152.00 ↑ +69%

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Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $103.04 $23.23 – $67.88
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $37.80 $33.04 – $33.04
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $70.85 $27.90 – $350.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $40.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $40.20 $22.78 – $48.91
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $63.20 $23.23 – $72.68
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $103.04 $23.23 – $51.91
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $103.04 $23.23 – $38.30

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