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Brain MRI (without contrast) at UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital

1825 Logan Avenue, Waterloo, IA · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1336231091

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,480.08

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,850.09

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$64.56 with Aetna vs $975.00 with Medica Exchange Insure — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Aetna Medicare Advantage $64.56 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicare Advantage $65.85 ↓ -96%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $65.85 ↓ -96%
Amerivantage Medicare Advantage $67.79 ↓ -95%
Humana Medicare Advantage $67.79 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $67.79 ↓ -95%
United Healthcare HMO $94.60 ↓ -94%
United Healthcare PPO $94.60 ↓ -94%
Cigna/Midlands Commercial $136.92 ↓ -91%
Health Partners Open Network Commercial $142.62 ↓ -90%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO $154.80 ↓ -90%
Wellmark UPH Self-Funded Commercial $154.80 ↓ -90%
Aetna HMO $169.50 ↓ -89%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO $182.20 ↓ -88%
Aetna PPO $191.66 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid $200.36 ↓ -86%
Iowa Total Care Managed Medicaid $200.36 ↓ -86%
Medica Exchange Inspire Commercial $871.39 ↓ -41%
Medica Exchange Insure Commercial $975.00 ↓ -34%

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Brain MRI (without contrast) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $2,068.30 $224.79 – $3,182.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,944.15 $219.72 – $2,991.00
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,860.65 $214.06 – $4,401.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,382.40 $231.38 – $323.93
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $5,621.00 $114.07 – $3,780.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,297.10 $1,399.11 – $3,534.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,297.10 $1,350.69 – $3,534.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,068.30 $224.79 – $3,182.00

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