Generator stim baroreceptor neo legacy implant pulse 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

$37,570.90

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.

$57,801.38

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.

$23,004.00 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $46,714.17 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 $23,004.00 ↓ -39%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23,240.88 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $23,473.29 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23,705.70 ↓ -37%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24,134.76 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24,143.70 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24,635.33 ↓ -34%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $27,808.61 ↓ -26%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $28,217.56 ↓ -25%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $28,353.87 ↓ -25%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $30,910.37 ↓ -18%
MERITAIN AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
WEBTPA AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
COVENTRY AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $32,894.78 ↓ -12%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $34,861.32 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $35,755.20 ↓ -5%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $35,755.20 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $39,044.68 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $39,107.25 ↑ +4%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $39,107.25 ↑ +4%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $42,995.63 ↑ +14%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $43,800.12 ↑ +17%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $43,800.12 ↑ +17%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $43,800.12 ↑ +17%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $43,800.12 ↑ +17%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $43,800.12 ↑ +17%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $43,800.12 ↑ +17%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $44,694.00 ↑ +19%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $44,694.00 ↑ +19%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $46,714.17 ↑ +24%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $46,714.17 ↑ +24%

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Generator stim baroreceptor neo legacy implant pulse at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $78,750.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $37,570.90 $15,955.76 – $44,694.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $43,712.50 $20,586.80 – $52,000.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $37,570.90 $16,894.33 – $50,307.57
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $37,570.90 $12,648.40 – $44,694.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $37,570.90 $17,082.05 – $44,694.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $37,570.90 $10,503.09 – $44,694.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $57,801.38 $8,983.49 – $44,694.00

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