Bur rotalink 2.15mm 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

$4,849.42

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.

$7,460.65

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.

$117.36 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $238.32 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 $117.36 ↓ -98%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $118.57 ↓ -98%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $119.75 ↓ -98%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $120.94 ↓ -98%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $123.13 ↓ -97%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $123.17 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $125.68 ↓ -97%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $141.87 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $143.95 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $144.65 ↓ -97%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $157.69 ↓ -97%
COVENTRY AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
AETNA AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
MERITAIN AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
WEBTPA AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $167.82 ↓ -97%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $177.85 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $182.41 ↓ -96%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $182.41 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $199.19 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $199.51 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $199.51 ↓ -96%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $219.35 ↓ -95%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $223.45 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $223.45 ↓ -95%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $223.45 ↓ -95%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $223.45 ↓ -95%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $223.45 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $223.45 ↓ -95%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $228.01 ↓ -95%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $228.01 ↓ -95%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $238.32 ↓ -95%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $238.32 ↓ -95%

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Bur rotalink 2.15mm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $8,539.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $4,849.42 $81.40 – $228.01
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $4,607.52 $93.75 – $236.81
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $4,849.42 $86.19 – $256.65
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,849.42 $64.53 – $228.01
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $4,849.42 $87.13 – $227.98
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $4,849.42 $53.58 – $228.01
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $7,460.65 $45.82 – $227.98

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