Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
3421 W 9th St, Waterloo, IA 50702 Hospital ***** CMS quality 4 of 5
35%Self-pay discount
35% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 3,293 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average chargesCharges 3.7× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 137
- Ownership
- Nonprofit (church)
- Health system
- Mercyone Northeast Iowa
- Medicare ID
- 160067
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 4 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 17.8× | |
| Post-surgery recovery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.8× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.3× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.9× | |
| CT scan most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 38.6× | |
| MRI most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 27.2× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 27.0× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 14.1× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.4× | |
| Physical therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.9× | |
| Occupational therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.4× | |
| Speech therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.6× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 12.8× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.2× | |
| Drugs given at the facility cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.4× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.5× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.1× | |
| Inpatient room and board 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.9× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $681 cash price | $235 same as list |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $70.20 cash price | $108 35% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $1,275 cash price | $1,275 same as list |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $26.25 cash price | $26.25 same as list |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $43.70 cash price | $43.70 same as list |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $3.99 cash price | $3.70 same as list |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $19.00 cash price | $19.00 same as list |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $68.75 cash price | $68.75 same as list |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $14.60 cash price | $14.60 same as list |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $3.00 cash price | $3.00 same as list |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $165 cash price | $165 same as list |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $2,978 cash price | $676 same as list |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 160067, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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