Covid-19 administration immunization im inj 1st/only component 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

$71.50

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.

$110.00

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.

$10.13 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $20.57 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 $10.13 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.23 ↓ -86%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $10.34 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.44 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.63 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.63 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.85 ↓ -85%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $12.24 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.42 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.48 ↓ -83%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $13.61 ↓ -81%
COVENTRY AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
AETNA AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
MERITAIN AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
WEBTPA AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $14.48 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $15.35 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.74 ↓ -78%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.74 ↓ -78%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $17.19 ↓ -76%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.22 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.22 ↓ -76%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $18.93 ↓ -74%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.29 ↓ -73%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.29 ↓ -73%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.29 ↓ -73%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.29 ↓ -73%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.29 ↓ -73%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $19.29 ↓ -73%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $19.68 ↓ -72%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $19.68 ↓ -72%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $20.57 ↓ -71%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $20.57 ↓ -71%

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Covid-19 administration immunization im inj 1st/only component at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $27.60 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $71.50 $7.03 – $102.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $88.00 $5.09 – $88.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $71.50 $7.44 – $22.15
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $71.50 $5.57 – $105.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $71.50 $7.52 – $19.68
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $71.50 $4.62 – $141.36
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $110.00 $3.96 – $81.00

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