Mayo sfgp rickettsia rickettsii antibody igg 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

$37.70

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.

$58.00

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.

$13.16 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $56.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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 $13.16 ↓ -65%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $13.16 ↓ -65%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $18.75 ↓ -50%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $18.93 ↓ -50%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↓ -50%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↓ -50%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↓ -50%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $19.00 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.15 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.34 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.35 ↓ -49%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.35 ↓ -49%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $19.54 ↓ -48%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.74 ↓ -48%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $25.74 ↓ -32%
OSCAR OSCAR $29.70 ↓ -21%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $32.12 ↓ -15%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $32.51 ↓ -14%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $36.74 ↓ -3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $38.89 ↑ +3%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $38.89 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.76 ↑ +5%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.76 ↑ +5%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.76 ↑ +5%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.76 ↑ +5%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.76 ↑ +5%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.76 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $52.08 ↑ +38%
AETNA AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
COVENTRY AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
MERITAIN AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
WEBTPA AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
AETNA EAP AETNA $52.66 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $56.00 ↑ +49%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $56.00 ↑ +49%

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Mayo sfgp rickettsia rickettsii antibody igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $48.57 $11.61 – $31.99
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $241.20 $19.35 – $19.35
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $79.30 $18.75 – $56.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $128.00 $18.75 – $128.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $83.20 $12.66 – $63.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $100.10 $18.75 – $154.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $36.40 $14.34 – $56.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $253.80 not published

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