Cath soaker 5in 400mlx4ml/hr on-q silvr dual 2ml site 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

$330.23

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.

$508.05

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.

$61.75 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $125.39 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 $61.75 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $62.38 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $63.01 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $63.63 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.78 ↓ -80%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.81 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $66.13 ↓ -80%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $74.65 ↓ -77%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $75.74 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $76.11 ↓ -77%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $82.97 ↓ -75%
MERITAIN AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
AETNA AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
WEBTPA AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
COVENTRY AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $88.30 ↓ -73%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $93.58 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $95.98 ↓ -71%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $95.98 ↓ -71%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $104.81 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $104.97 ↓ -68%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $104.97 ↓ -68%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $115.41 ↓ -65%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $117.57 ↓ -64%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $117.57 ↓ -64%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $117.57 ↓ -64%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $117.57 ↓ -64%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $117.57 ↓ -64%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $117.57 ↓ -64%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $119.97 ↓ -64%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $119.97 ↓ -64%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $125.39 ↓ -62%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $125.39 ↓ -62%

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Cath soaker 5in 400mlx4ml/hr on-q silvr dual 2ml site at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $330.23 $42.83 – $119.97
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $411.32 $56.38 – $142.40
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $330.23 $45.35 – $135.04
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $330.23 $33.95 – $119.97
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $330.23 $45.85 – $119.97
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $330.23 $28.19 – $119.97
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $508.05 $24.11 – $119.97
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $330.23 $24.11 – $119.97

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