Duragen 1x1 5ea/bx 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

$1,503.57

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.

$2,313.19

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.

$313.47 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $636.57 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 $313.47 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $316.70 ↓ -79%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $319.87 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $323.03 ↓ -79%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $328.88 ↓ -78%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $329.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $335.70 ↓ -78%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $378.94 ↓ -75%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $384.52 ↓ -74%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $386.37 ↓ -74%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $421.21 ↓ -72%
COVENTRY AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
AETNA AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
MERITAIN AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
WEBTPA AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $448.25 ↓ -70%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $475.05 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $487.23 ↓ -68%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $487.23 ↓ -68%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $532.06 ↓ -65%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $532.91 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $532.91 ↓ -65%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $585.90 ↓ -61%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $596.86 ↓ -60%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $596.86 ↓ -60%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $596.86 ↓ -60%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $596.86 ↓ -60%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $596.86 ↓ -60%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $596.86 ↓ -60%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $609.04 ↓ -59%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $609.04 ↓ -59%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $636.57 ↓ -58%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $636.57 ↓ -58%

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Duragen 1x1 5ea/bx at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,503.57 $217.43 – $609.04
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,337.70 $300.33 – $758.59
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,503.57 $230.22 – $685.54
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,503.57 $172.36 – $609.04
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,503.57 $232.78 – $609.04
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,503.57 $143.12 – $609.04
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $2,313.19 $122.42 – $609.04
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,503.57 $122.42 – $609.04

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