Factor viii 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

$169.00

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.

$260.00

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.

$17.35 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $236.00 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 $17.35 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $17.52 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.54 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.54 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.54 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $17.59 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.72 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.89 ↓ -89%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.90 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.90 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $18.08 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.26 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $23.81 ↓ -86%
OSCAR OSCAR $27.47 ↓ -84%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $29.71 ↓ -82%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.07 ↓ -82%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $35.98 ↓ -79%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $35.98 ↓ -79%
COVENTRY AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
MERITAIN AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
AETNA EAP AETNA $48.70 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $55.46 ↓ -67%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $55.46 ↓ -67%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $154.82 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $167.56 ↓ -1%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $167.56 ↓ -1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $167.56 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $167.56 ↓ -1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $167.56 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $167.56 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $219.48 ↑ +30%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $236.00 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $236.00 ↑ +40%

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Factor viii at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $39.20 $10.74 – $27.85
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $477.00 $17.90 – $17.90
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $169.00 $17.35 – $260.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $246.35 $150.05 – $379.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $246.35 $143.26 – $426.60
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $227.50 $17.35 – $236.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $153.40 $17.35 – $236.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $246.35 $195.07 – $396.13

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