Methotrexate sodium (pf) 1 gram solution for injection 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

$292.50

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$292.50

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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.

$7.95 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $16.15 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 $7.95 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.03 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $8.11 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.19 ↓ -97%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.34 ↓ -97%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.35 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.52 ↓ -97%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $9.61 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $9.75 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $9.80 ↓ -97%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $10.69 ↓ -96%
COVENTRY AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
AETNA AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
MERITAIN AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
WEBTPA AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $11.37 ↓ -96%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $12.05 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $12.36 ↓ -96%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $12.36 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $13.50 ↓ -95%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.52 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.52 ↓ -95%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $14.86 ↓ -95%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $15.14 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $15.14 ↓ -95%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $15.14 ↓ -95%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $15.14 ↓ -95%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $15.14 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $15.14 ↓ -95%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $15.45 ↓ -95%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $15.45 ↓ -95%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $16.15 ↓ -94%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $16.15 ↓ -94%

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