48/100
#1,323 nationally
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
3421 West Ninth Street, Waterloo, IA 50702 · (319) 272-8000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center billed $5.40 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 5.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 55
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in IA
- #23
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 57% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 31% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 56% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 33% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
196 | $20,135 | $2,771 | -20% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
137 | $1,641 | $579 | -48% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
122 | $14,458 | $1,387 | +43% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
114 | $14,367 | $1,640 | +27% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
114 | $12,763 | $2,305 | -34% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
109 | $70,640 | $9,334 | +4% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
94 | $45,767 | $14,650 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
89 | $14,893 | $1,615 | +27% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
83 | $17,785 | $1,335 | +58% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
75 | $12,134 | $1,994 | +3% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,435 | $2,674 | +79% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$64,265 | $5,957 | +61% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,785 | $1,335 | +58% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,364 | $3,261 | +44% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,458 | $1,387 | +43% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,802 | $5,578 | +41% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,676 | $2,769 | +36% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,800 | $2,431 | +29% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$13,783 | $10,807 | -62% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$21,145 | $9,614 | -56% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$27,539 | $10,586 | -55% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,641 | $579 | -48% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$17,179 | $6,337 | -44% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$33,977 | $10,640 | -43% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$26,284 | $7,748 | -42% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$18,670 | $6,465 | -40% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.