Applicator tag rfid localizer 12gx7cm 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

$2,783.02

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$4,281.57

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.

$1.36 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $2.76 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 $1.36 ↓ -100%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.37 ↓ -100%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1.39 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.40 ↓ -100%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.43 ↓ -100%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.43 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1.46 ↓ -100%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1.64 ↓ -100%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1.67 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1.67 ↓ -100%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1.83 ↓ -100%
MERITAIN AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
AETNA AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
WEBTPA AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
COVENTRY AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1.94 ↓ -100%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $2.06 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2.11 ↓ -100%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2.11 ↓ -100%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $2.31 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.31 ↓ -100%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.31 ↓ -100%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $2.54 ↓ -100%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.59 ↓ -100%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.59 ↓ -100%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.59 ↓ -100%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.59 ↓ -100%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.59 ↓ -100%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $2.59 ↓ -100%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2.64 ↓ -100%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $2.64 ↓ -100%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2.76 ↓ -100%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2.76 ↓ -100%

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Applicator tag rfid localizer 12gx7cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,783.02 $0.94 – $2.64
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,644.20 $4.18 – $10.56
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,783.02 $1.00 – $2.97
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,783.02 $0.75 – $2.64
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,783.02 $1.01 – $2.64
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,783.02 $0.62 – $2.64
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $4,281.57 $0.53 – $2.64
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $2,783.02 $0.53 – $2.64

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