Brace back pinnacle tlso 464 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

$405.55

Cash price

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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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$623.93

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.

$321.14 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $652.13 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 $321.14 ↓ -21%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $324.44 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $327.69 ↓ -19%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $330.93 ↓ -18%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $336.92 ↓ -17%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $337.05 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $343.91 ↓ -15%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $388.21 ↓ -4%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $393.92 ↓ -3%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $395.82 ↓ -2%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $431.51 ↑ +6%
COVENTRY AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
MERITAIN AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
WEBTPA AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $459.21 ↑ +13%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $486.67 ↑ +20%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $499.14 ↑ +23%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $499.14 ↑ +23%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $545.07 ↑ +34%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $545.94 ↑ +35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $545.94 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $600.22 ↑ +48%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $611.45 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $611.45 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $611.45 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $611.45 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $611.45 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $611.45 ↑ +51%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $623.93 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $623.93 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $652.13 ↑ +61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $652.13 ↑ +61%

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Brace back pinnacle tlso 464 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $405.55 $222.74 – $623.93
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $505.14 $307.67 – $777.14
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $405.55 $235.85 – $702.30
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $405.55 $176.57 – $623.93
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $405.76 $238.58 – $624.24
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $406.05 $146.80 – $624.69
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $624.24 $125.47 – $624.24
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $405.76 $125.47 – $624.24

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