Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation 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

$1,916.85

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.

$2,949.00

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.

$693.02 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $6,918.39 with CLAIMDOC — 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $693.02 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $693.02 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,934.54 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,093.79 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,093.79 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,093.79 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,093.79 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,093.79 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,093.79 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $2,742.57 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $2,949.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2,949.00 ↑ +54%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,373.14 ↑ +76%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,373.14 ↑ +76%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,373.14 ↑ +76%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,406.88 ↑ +78%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3,430.10 ↑ +79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,440.61 ↑ +79%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3,463.73 ↑ +81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $3,476.40 ↑ +81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3,477.18 ↑ +81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,510.82 ↑ +83%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3,657.95 ↑ +91%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $4,577.84 ↑ +139%
OSCAR OSCAR $5,282.41 ↑ +176%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $5,713.69 ↑ +198%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $5,782.53 ↑ +202%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $6,918.39 ↑ +261%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $6,918.39 ↑ +261%

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Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $5,909.08 $297.65 – $3,892.60
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,913.80 $3,378.09 – $4,239.95
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,123.25 $1,715.39 – $7,153.96
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $10,685.00 $2,147.69 – $10,685.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $6,945.25 $2,147.69 – $10,685.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $5,762.25 $2,269.44 – $8,865.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $4,520.40 $3,378.09 – $4,729.32
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $4,520.40 $2,561.56 – $5,499.82

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