Cath ablat bi-d d-d 8fr 115cm 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

$4,378.40

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.

$6,736.00

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.

$707.28 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $1,436.26 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 $707.28 ↓ -84%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $714.56 ↓ -84%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $721.70 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $728.85 ↓ -83%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $742.04 ↓ -83%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $742.32 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $757.43 ↓ -83%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $855.00 ↓ -80%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $867.57 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $871.76 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $950.36 ↓ -78%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,011.37 ↓ -77%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,071.84 ↓ -76%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,099.32 ↓ -75%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,099.32 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,200.46 ↓ -73%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,202.38 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,202.38 ↓ -73%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,321.93 ↓ -70%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,346.67 ↓ -69%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,346.67 ↓ -69%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,346.67 ↓ -69%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,346.67 ↓ -69%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,346.67 ↓ -69%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,346.67 ↓ -69%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,374.15 ↓ -69%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,374.15 ↓ -69%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,436.26 ↓ -67%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,436.26 ↓ -67%

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Cath ablat bi-d d-d 8fr 115cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $2,464.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $4,378.40 $490.57 – $1,374.15
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $4,160.00 $650.27 – $1,642.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $4,378.40 $519.43 – $1,546.74
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,378.40 $388.88 – $1,374.15
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $4,378.40 $525.20 – $1,374.15
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $4,378.40 $322.93 – $1,374.15
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $6,736.00 $276.20 – $1,374.15

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