Hydration IV infusion each additional hour 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

$541.00

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.

$152.00

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.

$2.28 with BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) vs $158.87 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
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
AETNA DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $78.23 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $79.04 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $79.83 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $80.62 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $82.08 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $82.11 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $83.78 ↓ -85%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $94.57 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $95.97 ↓ -82%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $96.43 ↓ -82%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $105.12 ↓ -81%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
COVENTRY AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
MERITAIN AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
WEBTPA AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
AETNA AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $111.87 ↓ -79%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $118.56 ↓ -78%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $121.60 ↓ -78%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $121.60 ↓ -78%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $132.79 ↓ -75%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $133.00 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $133.00 ↓ -75%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $146.22 ↓ -73%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $148.96 ↓ -72%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $148.96 ↓ -72%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $148.96 ↓ -72%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $148.96 ↓ -72%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $148.96 ↓ -72%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $148.96 ↓ -72%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $152.00 ↓ -72%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $158.87 ↓ -71%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $158.87 ↓ -71%

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Hydration IV infusion each additional hour at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $54.00 $44.17 – $58.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $846.30 $4.56 – $152.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $1,242.00 $2.28 – $152.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $637.00 $0.36 – $152.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $60.00 $44.17 – $61.75
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $60.00 $30.60 – $30.66
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $87.80 $10.74 – $57.84
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $82.47 $10.74 – $82.46

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