Provox xtraflange 17fr 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

$84.23

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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$129.58

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.

$53.39 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $108.42 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 $53.39 ↓ -37%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $53.94 ↓ -36%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $54.48 ↓ -35%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $55.02 ↓ -35%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $56.01 ↓ -34%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $56.03 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $57.18 ↓ -32%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $64.54 ↓ -23%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $65.49 ↓ -22%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $65.81 ↓ -22%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $71.74 ↓ -15%
MERITAIN AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
WEBTPA AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
COVENTRY AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $76.35 ↓ -9%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $80.91 ↓ -4%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $82.98 ↓ -1%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $82.98 ↓ -1%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $90.62 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $90.76 ↑ +8%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $90.76 ↑ +8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $99.79 ↑ +18%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $101.66 ↑ +21%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $101.66 ↑ +21%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $101.66 ↑ +21%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $101.66 ↑ +21%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $101.66 ↑ +21%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $101.66 ↑ +21%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $103.73 ↑ +23%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $103.73 ↑ +23%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $108.42 ↑ +29%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $108.42 ↑ +29%

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Provox xtraflange 17fr at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $84.23 $37.03 – $103.73
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $99.97 $48.74 – $123.12
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $84.23 $39.21 – $116.76
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $84.23 $29.36 – $103.73
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $84.23 $39.65 – $103.73
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $84.23 $24.38 – $103.73
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $129.58 $20.85 – $103.73
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $84.23 $20.85 – $103.73

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