Impl eye bio-eye 16mm 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

$1,657.55

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.

$2,550.08

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.

$122.94 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $523.17 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 $122.94 ↓ -93%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $122.94 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $290.36 ↓ -82%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $290.36 ↓ -82%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $343.20 ↓ -79%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $371.45 ↓ -78%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $371.45 ↓ -78%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $371.45 ↓ -78%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $371.45 ↓ -78%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $371.45 ↓ -78%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $371.45 ↓ -78%
MERITAIN AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
WEBTPA AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
AETNA EAP AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
COVENTRY AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA $467.19 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $486.55 ↓ -71%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $523.17 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $523.17 ↓ -68%

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Impl eye bio-eye 16mm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo not published $745.22 – $9,481.89
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,657.55 $186.77 – $523.17
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,474.69 $257.98 – $651.63
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,657.55 $197.76 – $588.88
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,657.55 $148.06 – $523.17
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,657.55 $199.96 – $523.17
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,657.55 $122.94 – $523.17
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,657.55 $269.28 – $546.82

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