Warde 1003990 aldosterone 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

$373.75

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.

$575.00

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.

$39.48 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $516.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $39.48 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $39.87 ↓ -89%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $39.94 ↓ -89%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $39.94 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $39.94 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $40.03 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $40.33 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $40.73 ↓ -89%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.75 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.75 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $41.16 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.57 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $54.20 ↓ -85%
OSCAR OSCAR $62.54 ↓ -83%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $67.65 ↓ -82%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $68.46 ↓ -82%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $81.91 ↓ -78%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $81.91 ↓ -78%
COVENTRY AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
AETNA AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
MERITAIN AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
WEBTPA AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
AETNA EAP AETNA $110.90 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $121.26 ↓ -68%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $121.26 ↓ -68%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $338.50 ↓ -9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $366.36 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $366.36 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $366.36 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $366.36 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $366.36 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $366.36 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $479.88 ↑ +28%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $516.00 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $516.00 ↑ +38%

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Warde 1003990 aldosterone at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $109.28 $24.45 – $71.99
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $272.40 $40.75 – $40.75
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $282.75 $39.48 – $435.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $287.30 $108.87 – $275.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $287.30 $103.95 – $309.54
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $232.70 $39.48 – $358.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $287.30 $105.11 – $275.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $89.05 $32.20 – $137.00

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