Device tiss remov myosure reach 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

$3,961.70

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.

$6,094.92

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.

$548.15 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $1,113.13 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 $548.15 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $553.79 ↓ -86%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $559.33 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $564.87 ↓ -86%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $575.09 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $575.31 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $587.02 ↓ -85%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $662.64 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $672.38 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $675.63 ↓ -83%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $736.55 ↓ -81%
COVENTRY AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
AETNA AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
MERITAIN AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
WEBTPA AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $783.83 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $830.69 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $851.99 ↓ -78%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $851.99 ↓ -78%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $930.38 ↓ -77%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $931.87 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $931.87 ↓ -76%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,024.52 ↓ -74%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,043.69 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,043.69 ↓ -74%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,043.69 ↓ -74%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,043.69 ↓ -74%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,043.69 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,043.69 ↓ -74%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,064.99 ↓ -73%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,064.99 ↓ -73%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,113.13 ↓ -72%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,113.13 ↓ -72%

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