Clamp isol transpolr 5mmx6.5cm transpolar 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

$15,050.75

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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$23,155.00

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.

$17.83 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $36.22 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 $17.83 ↓ -100%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.02 ↓ -100%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $18.20 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.38 ↓ -100%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.71 ↓ -100%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.72 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.10 ↓ -100%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $21.56 ↓ -100%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $21.88 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $21.98 ↓ -100%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $23.96 ↓ -100%
COVENTRY AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
AETNA AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
MERITAIN AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
WEBTPA AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $25.50 ↓ -100%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $27.03 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $27.72 ↓ -100%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $27.72 ↓ -100%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.27 ↓ -100%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.32 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.32 ↓ -100%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $33.33 ↓ -100%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $33.96 ↓ -100%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $33.96 ↓ -100%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $33.96 ↓ -100%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $33.96 ↓ -100%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $33.96 ↓ -100%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $33.96 ↓ -100%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $34.65 ↓ -100%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $34.65 ↓ -100%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.22 ↓ -100%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.22 ↓ -100%

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Clamp isol transpolr 5mmx6.5cm transpolar at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $9,450.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $15,050.75 $12.37 – $34.65
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $14,300.00 $10.97 – $27.72
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $15,050.75 $13.10 – $39.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $15,050.75 $9.81 – $34.65
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $15,050.75 $13.24 – $34.65
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $15,050.75 $8.14 – $34.65
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $23,155.00 $6.96 – $34.65

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