Cath ablt rx lasr 2.0mm turbo 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

$4,679.08

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.

$7,198.59

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.

$34.26 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $69.57 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 $34.26 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.61 ↓ -99%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $34.96 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.30 ↓ -99%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.94 ↓ -99%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.96 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.69 ↓ -99%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $41.41 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $42.02 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $42.23 ↓ -99%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $46.03 ↓ -99%
COVENTRY AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
AETNA AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
MERITAIN AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
WEBTPA AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $48.99 ↓ -99%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $51.92 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $53.25 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $53.25 ↓ -99%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $58.15 ↓ -99%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.24 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.24 ↓ -99%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $64.03 ↓ -99%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $65.23 ↓ -99%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $65.23 ↓ -99%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $65.23 ↓ -99%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $65.23 ↓ -99%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $65.23 ↓ -99%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $65.23 ↓ -99%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $66.56 ↓ -99%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $66.56 ↓ -99%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $69.57 ↓ -99%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $69.57 ↓ -99%

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Cath ablt rx lasr 2.0mm turbo at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $7,639.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $4,679.08 $23.76 – $66.56
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $4,445.69 $31.28 – $79.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $4,679.08 $25.16 – $74.92
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,679.08 $18.84 – $66.56
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $4,679.08 $25.44 – $66.56
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $4,679.08 $15.64 – $66.56
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $7,198.59 $13.38 – $66.56

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