Drsg wound matrix sheet 2.5x2.5cm-7 sq cm-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

$247.88

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.

$381.35

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.

$102.70 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $208.56 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 $102.70 ↓ -59%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $103.76 ↓ -58%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $104.80 ↓ -58%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.84 ↓ -57%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $107.75 ↓ -57%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $107.79 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $109.99 ↓ -56%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $124.15 ↓ -50%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $125.98 ↓ -49%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $126.59 ↓ -49%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $138.00 ↓ -44%
MERITAIN AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
WEBTPA AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
COVENTRY AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $146.86 ↓ -41%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $155.64 ↓ -37%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $159.63 ↓ -36%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $159.63 ↓ -36%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $174.32 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $174.60 ↓ -30%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $174.60 ↓ -30%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $191.96 ↓ -23%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $195.55 ↓ -21%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $195.55 ↓ -21%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $195.55 ↓ -21%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $195.55 ↓ -21%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $195.55 ↓ -21%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $195.55 ↓ -21%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $199.54 ↓ -20%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $199.54 ↓ -20%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $208.56 ↓ -16%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $208.56 ↓ -16%

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Drsg wound matrix sheet 2.5x2.5cm-7 sq cm-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $247.88 $71.24 – $199.54
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $308.74 $82.05 – $207.24
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $247.88 $75.43 – $224.60
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $247.88 $56.47 – $199.54
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $247.88 $76.26 – $199.54
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $247.88 $46.89 – $199.54
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $381.35 $40.11 – $199.54
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $247.88 $40.11 – $199.54

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