Mayo lacosamide therapeutic drug level 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

$175.50

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.

$270.00

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.

$138.97 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $282.20 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 $138.97 ↓ -21%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $140.40 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $141.80 ↓ -19%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $143.21 ↓ -18%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $145.80 ↓ -17%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $145.85 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.82 ↓ -15%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $167.99 ↓ -4%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $170.46 ↓ -3%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $171.29 ↓ -2%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $186.73 ↑ +6%
COVENTRY AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
MERITAIN AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
WEBTPA AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $198.72 ↑ +13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $202.50 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $202.50 ↑ +15%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $210.60 ↑ +20%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $216.00 ↑ +23%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $216.00 ↑ +23%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $235.87 ↑ +34%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $259.74 ↑ +48%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $264.60 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $264.60 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $264.60 ↑ +51%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $264.60 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $264.60 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $264.60 ↑ +51%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $270.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $270.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $282.20 ↑ +61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $282.20 ↑ +61%

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Mayo lacosamide therapeutic drug level at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $105.60 $27.11 – $27.11
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $332.80 $26.27 – $512.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $175.50 $106.89 – $270.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $175.50 $102.06 – $303.91
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $332.80 $26.27 – $512.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $175.50 $103.19 – $270.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $132.60 $26.27 – $204.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $319.00 $26.27 – $319.00

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