St evaluate speech sound production 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

$432.90

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.

$666.00

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.

$86.24 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $666.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $86.24 ↓ -80%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $87.09 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $87.42 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $105.53 ↓ -76%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.53 ↓ -76%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.53 ↓ -76%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.53 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.58 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $107.64 ↓ -75%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $108.76 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $109.83 ↓ -75%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $156.51 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $156.51 ↓ -64%
OSCAR OSCAR $165.26 ↓ -62%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $178.75 ↓ -59%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $180.90 ↓ -58%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $216.44 ↓ -50%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $216.44 ↓ -50%
AETNA AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
COVENTRY AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
MERITAIN AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
WEBTPA AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
AETNA EAP AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $301.50 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $395.00 ↓ -9%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $395.00 ↓ -9%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $436.90 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $472.86 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $472.86 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $472.86 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $472.86 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $472.86 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $472.86 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $619.38 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $666.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $666.00 ↑ +54%

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