Tb test cell mediated immunity antigen response gamma interferon 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

$358.15

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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$551.00

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.

$60.06 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $551.00 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 $60.06 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $60.65 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $60.74 ↓ -83%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $60.74 ↓ -83%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $60.74 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $60.88 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $61.35 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $61.96 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $61.98 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $61.98 ↓ -83%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $62.60 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $63.22 ↓ -82%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $82.43 ↓ -77%
OSCAR OSCAR $95.12 ↓ -73%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $102.89 ↓ -71%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $104.13 ↓ -71%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $124.58 ↓ -65%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $124.58 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $129.49 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $129.49 ↓ -64%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
COVENTRY AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
MERITAIN AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
AETNA AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
WEBTPA AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
AETNA EAP AETNA $168.64 ↓ -53%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $361.46 ↑ +1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $391.21 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $391.21 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $391.21 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $391.21 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $391.21 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $391.21 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $512.43 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $551.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $551.00 ↑ +54%

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Tb test cell mediated immunity antigen response gamma interferon at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $153.60 $37.19 – $96.42
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $239.40 $61.98 – $61.98
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $188.50 $60.06 – $290.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $164.45 $100.16 – $253.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $164.45 $95.63 – $284.78
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $108.55 $47.26 – $167.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $164.45 $96.70 – $253.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $358.15 $60.06 – $430.00

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