Exc arm/elbo les sc <3cm 24075 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

$1,795.95

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.

$2,763.00

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.

$289.55 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $1,925.26 with NOVA — 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $289.55 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $948.08 ↓ -47%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $967.42 ↓ -46%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $977.00 ↓ -46%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $994.68 ↓ -45%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $995.05 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,015.31 ↓ -43%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,146.09 ↓ -36%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,162.95 ↓ -35%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,168.56 ↓ -35%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1,273.93 ↓ -29%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,355.71 ↓ -25%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,436.76 ↓ -20%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,473.60 ↓ -18%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,473.60 ↓ -18%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,609.17 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,611.75 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,611.75 ↓ -10%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,772.00 ↓ -1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,805.16 ↑ +1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,805.16 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,805.16 ↑ +1%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,805.16 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,805.16 ↑ +1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,805.16 ↑ +1%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,842.00 ↑ +3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,842.00 ↑ +3%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,925.26 ↑ +7%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,925.26 ↑ +7%

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Exc arm/elbo les sc <3cm 24075 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $882.00 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,421.55 $577.22 – $1,458.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $3,429.40 $77.80 – $3,517.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $2,130.00 $77.80 – $1,141.33
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $926.40 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $926.40 $928.00 – $2,679.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $2,532.80 $298.71 – $1,342.97
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $2,532.80 $298.71 – $1,456.36

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