Diazepam 5 mg/ml injection solution (wrapper) 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

$250.05

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.

$250.05

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.

$56.08 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $113.87 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 $56.08 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $56.65 ↓ -77%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $57.22 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $57.79 ↓ -77%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $58.83 ↓ -76%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $58.85 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $60.05 ↓ -76%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $67.79 ↓ -73%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $68.79 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $69.12 ↓ -72%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $75.35 ↓ -70%
COVENTRY AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
AETNA AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
MERITAIN AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
WEBTPA AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $80.19 ↓ -68%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $84.98 ↓ -66%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $87.16 ↓ -65%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $87.16 ↓ -65%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $95.18 ↓ -62%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $95.33 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $95.33 ↓ -62%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $104.81 ↓ -58%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $106.77 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $106.77 ↓ -57%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $106.77 ↓ -57%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $106.77 ↓ -57%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $106.77 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $106.77 ↓ -57%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $108.95 ↓ -56%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $108.95 ↓ -56%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $113.87 ↓ -54%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $113.87 ↓ -54%

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Diazepam 5 mg/ml injection solution (wrapper) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $68.15 $24.33 – $68.15
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $250.05 $68.31 – $172.55
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $68.15 $25.76 – $76.71
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $111.85 $31.65 – $111.85
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $97.75 $37.36 – $97.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $108.95 $25.60 – $108.95
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $250.05 $34.68 – $172.55
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $111.85 $22.48 – $111.85

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