Paliperidone 117 mg/0.75 ml inj 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

$16,808.50

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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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$16,808.50

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.

$14.78 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $11,205.95 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $14.78 ↓ -100%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $14.92 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $14.98 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,633.40 ↓ -84%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,633.40 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,219.30 ↓ -63%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,219.30 ↓ -63%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $7,351.10 ↓ -56%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $7,956.22 ↓ -53%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $7,956.22 ↓ -53%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $7,956.22 ↓ -53%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $7,956.22 ↓ -53%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $7,956.22 ↓ -53%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $7,956.22 ↓ -53%
AETNA AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
COVENTRY AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
AETNA EAP AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
MERITAIN AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
WEBTPA AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $10,006.91 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $10,421.53 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $11,205.95 ↓ -33%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $11,205.95 ↓ -33%

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Paliperidone 117 mg/0.75 ml inj at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $5,942.61 $15.08 – $21.11
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $16,808.50 $14.78 – $11,205.95
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $16,808.50 $5,767.70 – $11,712.46
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $16,808.50 $14.78 – $5,602.65
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $16,808.50 $14.78 – $2,801.25
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $6,334.10 $14.43 – $21.11
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $6,334.10 $604.04 – $1,296.90
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon $2,650.85 $944.36 – $2,982.20

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