Scope uretscp lithovue dig 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

$2,514.76

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.

$3,868.86

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.

$933.62 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $1,895.90 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 $933.62 ↓ -63%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $943.23 ↓ -62%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $952.67 ↓ -62%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $962.10 ↓ -62%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $979.51 ↓ -61%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $979.87 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $999.83 ↓ -60%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,128.61 ↓ -55%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,145.21 ↓ -54%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,150.74 ↓ -54%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1,254.50 ↓ -50%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,335.04 ↓ -47%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,414.85 ↓ -44%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,451.13 ↓ -42%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,451.13 ↓ -42%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,584.63 ↓ -37%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,587.17 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,587.17 ↓ -37%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,744.98 ↓ -31%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,777.63 ↓ -29%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,777.63 ↓ -29%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,777.63 ↓ -29%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,777.63 ↓ -29%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,777.63 ↓ -29%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $1,777.63 ↓ -29%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,813.91 ↓ -28%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,813.91 ↓ -28%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,895.90 ↓ -25%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,895.90 ↓ -25%

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Scope uretscp lithovue dig disp at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,375.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,514.76 $647.57 – $1,813.91
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,389.32 $638.90 – $1,613.80
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,514.76 $685.66 – $2,041.74
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,514.76 $513.34 – $1,813.91
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,514.76 $693.28 – $1,813.91
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,514.76 $426.27 – $1,813.91
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,868.86 $364.60 – $1,813.91

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