Pad repl cerv collr univ adult 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

$60.66

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.

$93.32

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.

$28.08 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $57.02 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 $28.08 ↓ -54%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.37 ↓ -53%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $28.65 ↓ -53%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.93 ↓ -52%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.46 ↓ -51%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.47 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.07 ↓ -50%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $33.94 ↓ -44%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $34.44 ↓ -43%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $34.61 ↓ -43%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $37.73 ↓ -38%
MERITAIN AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
WEBTPA AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
COVENTRY AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $40.15 ↓ -34%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $42.55 ↓ -30%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.64 ↓ -28%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.64 ↓ -28%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $47.65 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $47.73 ↓ -21%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $47.73 ↓ -21%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $52.48 ↓ -13%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $53.46 ↓ -12%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $53.46 ↓ -12%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $53.46 ↓ -12%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $53.46 ↓ -12%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $53.46 ↓ -12%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $53.46 ↓ -12%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $54.55 ↓ -10%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $54.55 ↓ -10%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $57.02 ↓ -6%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $57.02 ↓ -6%

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MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $60.66 $19.47 – $54.55
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