Kit hfx iq ipg bundle 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

$26,541.53

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.

$40,833.13

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.

$20,159.47 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $40,937.79 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 $20,159.47 ↓ -24%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20,367.06 ↓ -23%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $20,570.73 ↓ -22%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20,774.40 ↓ -22%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21,150.41 ↓ -20%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21,158.24 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21,589.08 ↓ -19%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $24,369.97 ↓ -8%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $24,728.35 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $24,847.81 ↓ -6%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $27,088.19 ↑ +2%
MERITAIN AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
AETNA AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
WEBTPA AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
COVENTRY AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $28,827.22 ↑ +9%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $30,550.59 ↑ +15%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $31,333.94 ↑ +18%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $31,333.94 ↑ +18%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $34,216.66 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $34,271.49 ↑ +29%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $34,271.49 ↑ +29%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $37,679.06 ↑ +42%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $38,384.07 ↑ +45%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $38,384.07 ↑ +45%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $38,384.07 ↑ +45%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $38,384.07 ↑ +45%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $38,384.07 ↑ +45%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $38,384.07 ↑ +45%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $39,167.42 ↑ +48%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $39,167.42 ↑ +48%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $40,937.79 ↑ +54%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $40,937.79 ↑ +54%

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Kit hfx iq ipg bundle at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $25,570.56 $11,353.14 – $31,801.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $30,880.20 $18,120.34 – $45,770.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $26,541.53 $14,870.26 – $44,280.34
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $26,541.53 $11,133.03 – $39,339.32
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $26,541.53 $14,969.79 – $39,167.42
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $29,051.10 $9,204.34 – $39,167.42
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $40,833.13 $7,872.65 – $39,167.42
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $28,492.42 $7,911.40 – $39,360.18

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