Cath ptca pcltxl agent 3x20mm 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

$7,730.61

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.

$11,893.25

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.

$6,059.16 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $12,304.31 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 $6,059.16 ↓ -22%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,121.55 ↓ -21%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $6,182.76 ↓ -20%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,243.98 ↓ -19%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,356.99 ↓ -18%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,359.35 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,488.84 ↓ -16%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $7,324.67 ↓ -5%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $7,432.38 ↓ -4%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $7,468.29 ↓ -3%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $8,141.66 ↑ +5%
MERITAIN AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
AETNA AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
WEBTPA AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
COVENTRY AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $8,664.35 ↑ +12%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $9,182.32 ↑ +19%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9,417.77 ↑ +22%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9,417.77 ↑ +22%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $10,284.20 ↑ +33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10,300.68 ↑ +33%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $10,300.68 ↑ +33%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $11,324.87 ↑ +46%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $11,536.77 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $11,536.77 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $11,536.77 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $11,536.77 ↑ +49%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $11,536.77 ↑ +49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $11,536.77 ↑ +49%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $11,772.21 ↑ +52%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $11,772.21 ↑ +52%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $12,304.31 ↑ +59%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $12,304.31 ↑ +59%

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Cath ptca pcltxl agent 3x20mm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $7,730.61 $4,202.68 – $11,772.21
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $7,345.00 $4,428.14 – $11,185.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $7,730.61 $4,449.90 – $13,250.80
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $7,730.61 $3,331.54 – $11,772.21
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $7,730.61 $4,499.34 – $11,772.21
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $7,730.61 $2,766.47 – $11,772.21
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $11,893.25 $2,366.21 – $11,772.21
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $7,730.61 $2,366.21 – $11,772.21

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