Mayo immunoassay infectious agent antibody quantitative diptheria igg 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

$62.40

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$96.00

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.

$14.69 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $96.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.69 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.84 ↓ -76%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.99 ↓ -76%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $15.14 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.29 ↓ -75%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.57 ↓ -75%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $19.94 ↓ -68%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $22.49 ↓ -64%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $30.13 ↓ -52%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $30.13 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.92 ↓ -15%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $59.73 ↓ -4%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $60.61 ↓ -3%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $60.90 ↓ -2%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
COVENTRY AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
MERITAIN AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
WEBTPA AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $70.66 ↑ +13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $72.00 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $72.00 ↑ +15%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $76.80 ↑ +23%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $76.80 ↑ +23%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $83.87 ↑ +34%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $92.35 ↑ +48%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $94.08 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $94.08 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $94.08 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $94.08 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $94.08 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $94.08 ↑ +51%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $96.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $96.00 ↑ +54%

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Mayo immunoassay infectious agent antibody quantitative diptheria igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $135.60 $14.99 – $14.99
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $39.00 $14.52 – $60.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $62.40 $14.69 – $96.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $39.00 $14.52 – $60.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $68.25 $14.52 – $105.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $60.00 $12.06 – $60.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $39.00 $12.06 – $60.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $96.00 $14.69 – $96.00

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