Graft wnd mtrx grfx core 1.5x2cm-q4132-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

$312.02

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.

$480.03

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.

$31.96 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $64.91 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 $31.96 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.29 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $32.61 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.94 ↓ -89%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.53 ↓ -89%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.55 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.23 ↓ -89%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $38.64 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $39.21 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $39.40 ↓ -87%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $42.95 ↓ -86%
COVENTRY AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
MERITAIN AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
WEBTPA AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $45.71 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $48.44 ↓ -84%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $49.68 ↓ -84%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $49.68 ↓ -84%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $54.25 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $54.34 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $54.34 ↓ -83%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $59.74 ↓ -81%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $60.86 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $60.86 ↓ -80%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $60.86 ↓ -80%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $60.86 ↓ -80%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $60.86 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $60.86 ↓ -80%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $62.10 ↓ -80%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $62.10 ↓ -80%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $64.91 ↓ -79%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $64.91 ↓ -79%

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Graft wnd mtrx grfx core 1.5x2cm-q4132-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $4,983.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $312.02 $22.17 – $62.10
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $388.64 $19.67 – $49.68
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $312.02 $23.47 – $69.90
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $312.02 $17.57 – $62.10
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $312.02 $23.73 – $62.10
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $312.02 $14.59 – $62.10
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $480.03 $12.48 – $62.10

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