Carbamazepine total therapeutic drug level 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

$124.15

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.

$191.00

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.

$98.31 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $199.63 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 $98.31 ↓ -21%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $99.32 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $100.31 ↓ -19%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $101.31 ↓ -18%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $103.14 ↓ -17%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $103.18 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.28 ↓ -15%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $118.84 ↓ -4%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $120.59 ↓ -3%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $121.17 ↓ -2%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $132.10 ↑ +6%
COVENTRY AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
MERITAIN AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
WEBTPA AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $140.58 ↑ +13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.25 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.25 ↑ +15%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $148.98 ↑ +20%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $152.80 ↑ +23%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $152.80 ↑ +23%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $166.86 ↑ +34%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $183.74 ↑ +48%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $187.18 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $187.18 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $187.18 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $187.18 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $187.18 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $187.18 ↑ +51%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $191.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $191.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $199.63 ↑ +61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $199.63 ↑ +61%

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Carbamazepine total therapeutic drug level at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $126.00 $14.57 – $14.57
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $204.10 $14.12 – $314.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $124.15 $75.62 – $191.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $124.15 $72.20 – $214.99
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $113.75 $14.12 – $175.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $124.15 $73.00 – $191.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $69.55 $14.12 – $107.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $315.00 $14.12 – $315.00

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