Drsg oasis fen mesh thick 3x7cm 21sqcm -cost per sq cm 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

$34.84

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.

$53.60

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.

$22.47 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $45.62 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 $22.47 ↓ -36%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.70 ↓ -35%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $22.92 ↓ -34%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.15 ↓ -34%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.57 ↓ -32%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.58 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.06 ↓ -31%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $27.16 ↓ -22%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $27.56 ↓ -21%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $27.69 ↓ -21%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $30.19 ↓ -13%
COVENTRY AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
MERITAIN AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
WEBTPA AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $32.13 ↓ -8%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $34.05 ↓ -2%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $34.92 ↑ +0%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $34.92 ↑ +0%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $38.13 ↑ +9%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $38.19 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $38.19 ↑ +10%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $41.99 ↑ +21%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.78 ↑ +23%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.78 ↑ +23%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.78 ↑ +23%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.78 ↑ +23%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.78 ↑ +23%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $42.78 ↑ +23%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $43.65 ↑ +25%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $43.65 ↑ +25%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $45.62 ↑ +31%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $45.62 ↑ +31%

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Drsg oasis fen mesh thick 3x7cm 21sqcm -cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $411.60 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $34.84 $8.46 – $43.65
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $27.87 $13.82 – $34.92
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $34.84 $16.50 – $49.13
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $34.84 $8.46 – $43.65
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $34.84 $16.68 – $43.65
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $34.84 $7.57 – $43.65
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $53.60 $7.12 – $43.65

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