Drsg interceed 3x4in adh wnd barr absorb 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

$3,826.54

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.

$5,886.99

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.

$350.69 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $712.14 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 $350.69 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $354.30 ↓ -91%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $357.84 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $361.38 ↓ -91%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $367.92 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $368.06 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $375.55 ↓ -90%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $423.93 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $430.16 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $432.24 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $471.21 ↓ -88%
COVENTRY AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
AETNA AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
MERITAIN AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
WEBTPA AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $501.47 ↓ -87%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $531.45 ↓ -86%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $545.07 ↓ -86%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $545.07 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $595.22 ↓ -84%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $596.17 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $596.17 ↓ -84%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $655.45 ↓ -83%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $667.71 ↓ -83%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $667.71 ↓ -83%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $667.71 ↓ -83%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $667.71 ↓ -83%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $667.71 ↓ -83%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $667.71 ↓ -83%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $681.34 ↓ -82%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $681.34 ↓ -82%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $712.14 ↓ -81%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $712.14 ↓ -81%

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Drsg interceed 3x4in adh wnd barr absorb at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,956.60 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,826.54 $243.24 – $681.34
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,635.67 $335.98 – $848.65
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $3,826.54 $257.55 – $766.92
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,826.54 $192.82 – $681.34
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,826.54 $263.88 – $690.42
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3,826.54 $162.25 – $690.42
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $5,886.99 $138.77 – $690.42

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