Mayo lacosamide therapeutic drug level 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

$132.60

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.

$204.00

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.

$26.27 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $204.00 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 $26.27 ↓ -80%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $26.52 ↓ -80%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.57 ↓ -80%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.57 ↓ -80%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.57 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $26.63 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.83 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.10 ↓ -80%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $27.11 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $27.11 ↓ -80%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $27.38 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.65 ↓ -79%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $36.06 ↓ -73%
OSCAR OSCAR $41.61 ↓ -69%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $45.00 ↓ -66%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $45.54 ↓ -66%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.94 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.94 ↓ -64%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $54.49 ↓ -59%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $54.49 ↓ -59%
COVENTRY AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
MERITAIN AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
WEBTPA AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
AETNA EAP AETNA $73.75 ↓ -44%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $133.82 ↑ +1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $144.84 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $144.84 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $144.84 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $144.84 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $144.84 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $144.84 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $189.72 ↑ +43%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $204.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $204.00 ↑ +54%

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Mayo lacosamide therapeutic drug level at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $66.43 $16.27 – $43.76
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $105.60 $27.11 – $27.11
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $332.80 $26.27 – $512.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $175.50 $106.89 – $270.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $175.50 $102.06 – $303.91
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $332.80 $26.27 – $512.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $175.50 $103.19 – $270.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $132.60 $26.27 – $204.00

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