Dornhoffer fixed part w/window 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

$20,628.52

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.

$31,736.18

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.

$706.12 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $1,433.91 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 $706.12 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $713.39 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $720.52 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $727.66 ↓ -96%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $740.83 ↓ -96%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $741.10 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $756.19 ↓ -96%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $853.60 ↓ -96%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $866.15 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $870.33 ↓ -96%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $948.81 ↓ -95%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
AETNA AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,009.72 ↓ -95%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,070.08 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,097.52 ↓ -95%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,097.52 ↓ -95%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,198.49 ↓ -94%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,200.41 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,200.41 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,319.77 ↓ -94%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,344.46 ↓ -93%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,344.46 ↓ -93%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,344.46 ↓ -93%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,344.46 ↓ -93%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,344.46 ↓ -93%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,344.46 ↓ -93%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,371.90 ↓ -93%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,371.90 ↓ -93%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,433.91 ↓ -93%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,433.91 ↓ -93%

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Dornhoffer fixed part w/window at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $20,628.52 $489.77 – $1,371.90
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $24,000.60 $676.50 – $1,708.77
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $20,628.52 $518.58 – $1,544.21
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $20,628.52 $388.25 – $1,371.90
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $20,628.52 $524.34 – $1,371.90
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $20,628.52 $322.40 – $1,371.90
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $74,450.39 $0.96 – $64,012.49
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $20,628.52 $275.75 – $1,371.90

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