Warde neutralization rabies 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

$89.05

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.

$137.00

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.

$16.38 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $137.00 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 $16.38 ↓ -82%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $16.54 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.57 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.57 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.57 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $16.61 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.74 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.90 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.91 ↓ -81%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.91 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $17.08 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.25 ↓ -81%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $22.49 ↓ -75%
OSCAR OSCAR $25.95 ↓ -71%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $28.07 ↓ -68%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $28.41 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $32.20 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $32.20 ↓ -64%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $33.99 ↓ -62%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $33.99 ↓ -62%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
COVENTRY AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
MERITAIN AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
AETNA AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
WEBTPA AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
AETNA EAP AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $46.01 ↓ -48%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $89.87 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.27 ↑ +9%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.27 ↑ +9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.27 ↑ +9%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.27 ↑ +9%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.27 ↑ +9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.27 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $127.41 ↑ +43%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $137.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $137.00 ↑ +54%

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Warde neutralization rabies at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $48.57 $10.15 – $31.99
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $306.60 $16.91 – $16.91
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $89.05 $16.38 – $137.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $93.60 $16.57 – $144.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $93.60 $16.57 – $144.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $89.05 $16.38 – $137.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $132.60 $16.38 – $204.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $93.60 $16.57 – $144.00

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