Daunorubicin 5 mg/ml intravenous solution 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

$308.50

Cash price

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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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$308.50

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.

$158.78 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $322.44 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 $158.78 ↓ -49%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $160.42 ↓ -48%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $162.02 ↓ -47%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $163.63 ↓ -47%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $166.59 ↓ -46%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $166.65 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.05 ↓ -45%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $191.95 ↓ -38%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $194.77 ↓ -37%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $195.71 ↓ -37%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $213.36 ↓ -31%
COVENTRY AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
MERITAIN AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
WEBTPA AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $227.06 ↓ -26%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $240.63 ↓ -22%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $246.80 ↓ -20%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $246.80 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $269.51 ↓ -13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $269.94 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $269.94 ↓ -12%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $296.78 ↓ -4%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.33 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.33 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.33 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.33 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.33 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $302.33 ↓ -2%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $308.50 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $308.50 ↑ +0%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $322.44 ↑ +5%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $322.44 ↑ +5%

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Daunorubicin 5 mg/ml intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $292.03 $19.76 – $27.66
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $308.50 $110.13 – $308.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $308.50 $122.14 – $308.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $308.50 $116.61 – $347.25
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $308.50 $87.31 – $308.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $308.50 $117.91 – $308.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $308.50 $72.50 – $308.50
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $308.50 $62.01 – $308.50

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