Cath access del ds spyscop 2.0 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

$4,008.97

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.

$6,167.65

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.

$2,689.65 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $5,461.86 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 $2,689.65 ↓ -33%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,717.34 ↓ -32%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $2,744.52 ↓ -32%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,771.69 ↓ -31%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,821.86 ↓ -30%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,822.90 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,880.38 ↓ -28%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3,251.41 ↓ -19%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3,299.22 ↓ -18%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3,315.16 ↓ -17%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $3,614.07 ↓ -10%
COVENTRY AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
MERITAIN AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
WEBTPA AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $3,846.09 ↓ -4%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $4,076.01 ↑ +2%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4,180.53 ↑ +4%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4,180.53 ↑ +4%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $4,565.14 ↑ +14%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,572.45 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,572.45 ↑ +14%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $5,027.08 ↑ +25%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $5,121.15 ↑ +28%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $5,121.15 ↑ +28%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $5,121.15 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $5,121.15 ↑ +28%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $5,121.15 ↑ +28%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $5,121.15 ↑ +28%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $5,225.66 ↑ +30%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $5,225.66 ↑ +30%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $5,461.86 ↑ +36%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $5,461.86 ↑ +36%

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Cath access del ds spyscop 2.0 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $4,008.97 $1,841.14 – $5,157.25
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,809.00 $1,965.64 – $4,965.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $4,008.97 $1,975.30 – $5,882.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,008.97 $1,478.86 – $5,225.66
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $4,008.97 $1,997.25 – $5,225.66
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $4,008.97 $1,228.03 – $5,225.66
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $6,167.65 $1,050.36 – $5,225.66
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $4,008.97 $1,050.36 – $5,225.66

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