Probe cryo 1150mm endo flex ster disp 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

$4,097.91

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$6,304.48

Gross charge

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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.

$216.95 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $440.55 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 $216.95 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $219.18 ↓ -95%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $221.37 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $223.56 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $227.61 ↓ -94%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $227.69 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $232.33 ↓ -94%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $262.26 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $266.11 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $267.40 ↓ -93%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $291.51 ↓ -93%
COVENTRY AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
AETNA AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
MERITAIN AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
WEBTPA AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $310.22 ↓ -92%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $328.77 ↓ -92%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $337.20 ↓ -92%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $337.20 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $368.22 ↓ -91%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $368.81 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $368.81 ↓ -91%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $405.48 ↓ -90%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $413.07 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $413.07 ↓ -90%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $413.07 ↓ -90%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $413.07 ↓ -90%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $413.07 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $413.07 ↓ -90%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $421.50 ↓ -90%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $421.50 ↓ -90%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $440.55 ↓ -89%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $440.55 ↓ -89%

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Probe cryo 1150mm endo flex ster disp at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $4,097.91 $150.48 – $421.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,893.50 $207.85 – $525.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $4,097.91 $159.33 – $474.44
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,097.91 $119.28 – $421.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $4,097.91 $161.10 – $421.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $4,097.91 $99.05 – $421.50
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $7,267.51 $84.72 – $421.50
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $4,097.91 $84.72 – $421.50

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