Coil axium 3d 14mmx40cm qc 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

$2,948.58

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.

$4,536.28

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.

$1,010.97 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $2,052.97 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 $1,010.97 ↓ -66%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,021.38 ↓ -65%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1,031.59 ↓ -65%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,041.81 ↓ -65%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,060.66 ↓ -64%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,061.06 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,082.66 ↓ -63%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,222.12 ↓ -59%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,240.09 ↓ -58%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,246.08 ↓ -58%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1,358.43 ↓ -54%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,445.64 ↓ -51%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,532.07 ↓ -48%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,571.35 ↓ -47%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,571.35 ↓ -47%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,715.92 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,718.67 ↓ -42%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,718.67 ↓ -42%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,889.55 ↓ -36%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,924.91 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,924.91 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,924.91 ↓ -35%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,924.91 ↓ -35%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,924.91 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,924.91 ↓ -35%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,964.19 ↓ -33%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,964.19 ↓ -33%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2,052.97 ↓ -30%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2,052.97 ↓ -30%

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Coil axium 3d 14mmx40cm qc at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,948.58 $701.22 – $1,964.19
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,801.50 $691.84 – $1,747.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,948.58 $742.46 – $2,210.89
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,948.58 $555.87 – $1,964.19
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,948.58 $750.71 – $1,964.19
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,948.58 $461.58 – $1,964.19
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $2,948.58 $394.80 – $1,964.19
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $2,948.58 $1,276.72 – $1,964.19

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