Cath hawkone s directional 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

$4,862.62

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.

$7,480.96

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.

$717.14 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $1,456.29 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 $717.14 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $724.52 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $731.77 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $739.01 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $752.39 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $752.67 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $767.99 ↓ -84%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $866.92 ↓ -82%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $879.67 ↓ -82%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $883.92 ↓ -82%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $963.61 ↓ -80%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
AETNA AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,025.48 ↓ -79%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,086.78 ↓ -78%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,114.65 ↓ -77%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,114.65 ↓ -77%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,217.20 ↓ -75%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,219.15 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,219.15 ↓ -75%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,340.36 ↓ -72%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,365.44 ↓ -72%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,365.44 ↓ -72%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,365.44 ↓ -72%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,365.44 ↓ -72%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,365.44 ↓ -72%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,365.44 ↓ -72%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,393.31 ↓ -71%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,393.31 ↓ -71%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,456.29 ↓ -70%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,456.29 ↓ -70%

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Cath hawkone s directional at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $6,739.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $4,862.62 $497.41 – $1,393.31
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $4,620.07 $687.06 – $1,735.44
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $4,862.62 $526.67 – $1,568.31
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,862.62 $394.31 – $1,393.31
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $4,862.62 $532.52 – $1,393.31
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $4,862.62 $327.43 – $1,393.31
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $7,480.96 $280.06 – $1,393.31

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