New patient office visit (30-44 min)
Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Billing Code: 99203 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a New patient office visit (30-44 min) is about $89 (about 0.8× the $118 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $66, or about $180 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Waterloo, IA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $58 - $160 | 49% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $58 - $116 | 49% |
| Aetnamajor | $56 - $180 | 48% |
| Cignamajor | $58 - $141 | 49% |
| Humanamajor | $58 - $107 | 49% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $116 | 99% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $58 - $114 | 49% |
| Clover Health | $66 | 56% |
| GEHA | $160 | 136% |
| Health Net | $58 - $180 | 49% |
| HealthPartners | $58 - $161 | 49% |
| Meridian | $58 - $66 | 49% |
| Molina | $58 | 49% |
| Oscar Health | $124 | 105% |
| Paramount | $58 | 49% |
| Presbyterian | $58 - $66 | 49% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $114 | 97% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $58 | 49% |
| UCare | $119 | 101% |
| WellMed | $66 | 56% |
| WellSense | $58 | 49% |
| + 355 smaller / regional plans | $58 - $180 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Compare: New patient office visit (30-44 min) at other IA hospitals
- Dallas County Hospital · Perry $46
- Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center · Mason City $58
- Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center · Dubuque $58
- Compass Memorial Healthcare · Marengo $58
- Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton · New Hampton $58
- Mercyone Clinton Medical Center · Clinton $66
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center · Des Moines $66
- Mercyone Elkader Medical Center · Elkader $69
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.