Aminophylline 25 mg/ml intravenous solution (wrapper) at MercyOne Elkader Medical Center

901 Davidson St. NW, Elkader, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1184645434

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$101.15

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$101.15

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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

$52.06 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $105.72 with CLAIMDOC — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.06 ↓ -49%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.60 ↓ -48%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $53.12 ↓ -47%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $53.65 ↓ -47%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $54.62 ↓ -46%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $54.64 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $55.75 ↓ -45%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $62.94 ↓ -38%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $63.86 ↓ -37%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $64.17 ↓ -37%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $69.96 ↓ -31%
COVENTRY AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
MERITAIN AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
WEBTPA AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $74.45 ↓ -26%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $78.90 ↓ -22%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $80.92 ↓ -20%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $80.92 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $88.36 ↓ -13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $88.51 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $88.51 ↓ -12%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $97.31 ↓ -4%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $99.13 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $99.13 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $99.13 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $99.13 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $99.13 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $99.13 ↓ -2%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $101.15 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $101.15 ↑ +0%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $105.72 ↑ +5%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $105.72 ↑ +5%

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Aminophylline 25 mg/ml intravenous solution (wrapper) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $53.09 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $101.15 $6.55 – $18.35
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $101.15 $7.26 – $18.35
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $101.15 $6.94 – $20.65
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $101.15 $5.19 – $18.35
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $101.15 $7.01 – $18.35
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $101.15 $4.31 – $18.35
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $101.15 $3.69 – $18.35

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