Factor ix 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

$340.60

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.

$524.00

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.

$18.45 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $317.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $18.45 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $18.63 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.66 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.66 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.66 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $18.71 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.85 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.03 ↓ -94%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.04 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.04 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $19.23 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.42 ↓ -94%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $25.32 ↓ -93%
OSCAR OSCAR $29.22 ↓ -91%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $31.61 ↓ -91%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $31.99 ↓ -91%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $38.27 ↓ -89%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $38.27 ↓ -89%
COVENTRY AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
MERITAIN AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
WEBTPA AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
AETNA EAP AETNA $51.81 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $74.50 ↓ -78%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $74.50 ↓ -78%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $207.95 ↓ -39%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $225.07 ↓ -34%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $225.07 ↓ -34%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $225.07 ↓ -34%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $225.07 ↓ -34%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $225.07 ↓ -34%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $225.07 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $294.81 ↓ -13%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $317.00 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $317.00 ↓ -7%

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Factor ix at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $95.72 $11.42 – $63.05
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $231.00 $19.04 – $19.04
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $340.60 $18.45 – $524.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $146.25 $18.66 – $225.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $146.25 $18.66 – $225.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $340.60 $18.45 – $524.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $340.60 $18.45 – $524.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $146.25 $18.66 – $225.00

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