Bausch health Ultrasound surg 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

$744.25

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.

$1,145.00

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.

$25.74 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $52.26 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 $25.74 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.00 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $26.26 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.52 ↓ -96%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.00 ↓ -96%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.01 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.56 ↓ -96%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $31.11 ↓ -96%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $31.57 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $31.72 ↓ -96%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $34.58 ↓ -95%
COVENTRY AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
AETNA AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
MERITAIN AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
WEBTPA AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $36.80 ↓ -95%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $39.00 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $40.00 ↓ -95%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $40.00 ↓ -95%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $43.68 ↓ -94%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $43.75 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $43.75 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $48.10 ↓ -94%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $49.00 ↓ -93%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $49.00 ↓ -93%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $49.00 ↓ -93%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $49.00 ↓ -93%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $49.00 ↓ -93%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $49.00 ↓ -93%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $50.00 ↓ -93%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $50.00 ↓ -93%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $52.26 ↓ -93%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $52.26 ↓ -93%

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Bausch health Ultrasound surg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $744.25 $17.85 – $50.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $744.25 $19.80 – $50.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $744.25 $18.90 – $56.28
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $744.25 $14.15 – $50.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $744.25 $19.11 – $50.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $744.25 $11.75 – $50.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,145.00 $10.05 – $50.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $744.25 $10.05 – $50.00

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