Glucagon hcl 1 mg/ml solution for injection 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

$567.40

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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$567.40

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.

$292.04 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $593.05 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 $292.04 ↓ -49%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $295.05 ↓ -48%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $298.00 ↓ -47%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $300.95 ↓ -47%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $306.40 ↓ -46%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $306.51 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $312.75 ↓ -45%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $353.04 ↓ -38%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $358.23 ↓ -37%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $359.96 ↓ -37%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $392.41 ↓ -31%
COVENTRY AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
MERITAIN AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
WEBTPA AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $417.61 ↓ -26%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $442.57 ↓ -22%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $453.92 ↓ -20%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $453.92 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $495.68 ↓ -13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $496.48 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $496.48 ↓ -12%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $545.84 ↓ -4%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $556.05 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $556.05 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $556.05 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $556.05 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $556.05 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $556.05 ↓ -2%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $567.40 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $567.40 ↑ +0%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $593.05 ↑ +5%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $593.05 ↑ +5%

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Glucagon hcl 1 mg/ml solution for injection at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $567.40 $202.56 – $567.40
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $567.40 $224.63 – $567.40
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