Homovanillic acid (hva) 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

$44.85

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.

$69.00

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.

$16.22 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $69.00 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 $16.22 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $16.22 ↓ -64%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $21.72 ↓ -52%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $21.93 ↓ -51%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.96 ↓ -51%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.96 ↓ -51%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.96 ↓ -51%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $22.01 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.18 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.40 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.41 ↓ -50%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.41 ↓ -50%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $22.63 ↓ -50%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.86 ↓ -49%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $29.81 ↓ -34%
OSCAR OSCAR $34.39 ↓ -23%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $37.20 ↓ -17%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $37.65 ↓ -16%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $45.04 ↑ +0%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $45.04 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $45.26 ↑ +1%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.99 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.99 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.99 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.99 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.99 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.99 ↑ +9%
AETNA AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
COVENTRY AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
MERITAIN AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
WEBTPA AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
AETNA EAP AETNA $61.00 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $64.17 ↑ +43%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $69.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $69.00 ↑ +54%

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Homovanillic acid (hva) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $56.00 $13.45 – $36.23
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $158.40 $22.41 – $22.41
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $176.40 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $57.00 $32.30 – $69.35
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $56.00 $3.50 – $55.00
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $56.00 $13.45 – $29.13
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $56.00 $13.45 – $31.38
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $56.00 $13.45 – $60.98

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