healthcosts.net

Calprotectin fecal 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

$160.55

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$247.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$127.13 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $258.16 with CLAIMDOC — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $127.13 ↓ -21%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $128.44 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $129.72 ↓ -19%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $131.01 ↓ -18%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $133.38 ↓ -17%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $133.43 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $136.15 ↓ -15%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $153.68 ↓ -4%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $155.94 ↓ -3%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $156.70 ↓ -2%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $170.83 ↑ +6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
COVENTRY AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
WEBTPA AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
MERITAIN AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $181.79 ↑ +13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $185.25 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $185.25 ↑ +15%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $192.66 ↑ +20%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $197.60 ↑ +23%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $197.60 ↑ +23%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $215.78 ↑ +34%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $237.61 ↑ +48%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $242.06 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $242.06 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $242.06 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $242.06 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $242.06 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $242.06 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $247.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $247.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $258.16 ↑ +61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $258.16 ↑ +61%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Calprotectin fecal at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $168.60 $19.63 – $19.63
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $382.20 $19.02 – $588.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $160.55 $97.79 – $247.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $160.55 $93.37 – $278.02
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $234.65 $19.02 – $361.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $160.55 $94.40 – $247.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $176.80 $19.02 – $272.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $430.00 $19.02 – $430.00

All Iowa hospitals for this procedure →