Ntsty modul rad tx dlvr cplx 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

$3,385.85

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.

$5,209.00

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.

$765.00 with GEHA vs $5,209.00 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
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $765.00 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $765.00 ↓ -77%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,041.80 ↓ -69%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,062.64 ↓ -69%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,073.05 ↓ -68%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,077.22 ↓ -68%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,224.12 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,224.12 ↓ -64%
OSCAR OSCAR $1,614.79 ↓ -52%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,781.48 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
AETNA EAP AETNA $2,262.78 ↓ -33%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $3,125.40 ↓ -8%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $3,125.40 ↓ -8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3,417.10 ↑ +1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,698.39 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,698.39 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,698.39 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,698.39 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,698.39 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,698.39 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $4,844.37 ↑ +43%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $5,209.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $5,209.00 ↑ +54%

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Ntsty modul rad tx dlvr cplx at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo not published $435.77 – $700.32
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,778.40 $553.72 – $775.21
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,837.55 $547.87 – $2,827.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,977.95 $589.73 – $3,043.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $2,228.20 $685.60 – $3,428.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $2,053.80 $553.72 – $775.21
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $2,056.90 $435.77 – $2,056.90
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $3,150.75 $435.77 – $1,157.90

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