Drsg wound/burn 18x10cm suprathel resorb 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

$16.74

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.

$25.75

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.

$2.01 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $4.09 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 $2.01 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.03 ↓ -88%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $2.05 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.07 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.11 ↓ -87%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.11 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.16 ↓ -87%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $2.43 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $2.47 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $2.48 ↓ -85%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $2.70 ↓ -84%
MERITAIN AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
AETNA AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
WEBTPA AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
COVENTRY AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2.88 ↓ -83%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $3.05 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3.13 ↓ -81%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3.13 ↓ -81%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $3.42 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.42 ↓ -80%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.42 ↓ -80%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3.76 ↓ -78%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.83 ↓ -77%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.83 ↓ -77%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.83 ↓ -77%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.83 ↓ -77%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.83 ↓ -77%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $3.83 ↓ -77%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3.91 ↓ -77%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3.91 ↓ -77%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $4.09 ↓ -76%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $4.09 ↓ -76%

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Drsg wound/burn 18x10cm suprathel resorb cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $16.74 $1.40 – $3.91
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $13.39 $6.19 – $15.64
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $16.74 $1.48 – $4.40
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $16.74 $1.11 – $3.91
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $16.74 $1.49 – $3.91
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $16.74 $0.92 – $3.91
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $16.74 $0.79 – $3.91
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $16.74 $2.54 – $3.91

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