Brace fx hum ovr shldr sm 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

$682.51

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.

$1,050.01

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.

$35.75 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $72.59 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 $35.75 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.11 ↓ -95%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $36.48 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.84 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.50 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.52 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $38.28 ↓ -94%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $43.21 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $43.85 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $44.06 ↓ -94%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $48.03 ↓ -93%
MERITAIN AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
AETNA AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
WEBTPA AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
COVENTRY AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $51.12 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $54.17 ↓ -92%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $55.56 ↓ -92%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $55.56 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $60.67 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.77 ↓ -91%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.77 ↓ -91%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $66.81 ↓ -90%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $68.06 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $68.06 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $68.06 ↓ -90%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $68.06 ↓ -90%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $68.06 ↓ -90%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $68.06 ↓ -90%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $69.45 ↓ -90%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $69.45 ↓ -90%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $72.59 ↓ -89%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $72.59 ↓ -89%

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Brace fx hum ovr shldr sm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $682.51 $24.79 – $69.45
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $850.10 $22.00 – $55.56
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $682.51 $26.25 – $78.17
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $682.51 $19.65 – $69.45
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $693.03 $26.54 – $69.45
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $693.03 $16.32 – $69.45
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,066.20 $13.96 – $69.45
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $693.03 $13.96 – $69.45

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