CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, hand

Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center

Billing Code: 73130 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$21
about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $19–$32
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$22
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $21 This hospital $22 Cash price $103 Hospital's list price $103

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $17 Priciest $27

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a X-ray, hand is about $21 (about 0.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $22, or about $103 in cash — about the fair price. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente

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 $7 - $515 8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $136 8%
Aetnamajor $7 - $141 8%
Cignamajor $7 - $366 8%
Humanamajor $7 - $56 8%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $14 - $136 16%
Ambetter (Centene) $7 - $141 8%
Clover Health $7 - $35 8%
GEHA $14 - $391 16%
Health Net $7 - $103 8%
HealthPartners $7 - $338 8%
Medica $244 - $366 274%
Medical Mutual $141 159%
Meridian $7 - $35 8%
Molina $7 - $26 8%
Oscar Health $13 - $128 15%
Paramount $7 - $26 8%
Presbyterian $7 - $35 8%
Sanford Health Plan $12 - $61 13%
Tufts Health Plan $7 - $26 8%
UCare $13 - $68 15%
WellMed $7 - $35 8%
WellSense $7 - $26 8%
+ 359 smaller / regional plans $7 - $515
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 17 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 3421 West Ninth Street, Waterloo, IA 50702
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals