Shrinker prosth below knee 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

$178.39

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.

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$274.45

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.

$141.26 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $286.86 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 $141.26 ↓ -21%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $142.71 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $144.14 ↓ -19%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $145.57 ↓ -18%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.20 ↓ -17%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.26 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $151.28 ↓ -15%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $170.76 ↓ -4%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $173.27 ↓ -3%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $174.11 ↓ -2%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $189.81 ↑ +6%
MERITAIN AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
WEBTPA AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
COVENTRY AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $202.00 ↑ +13%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $214.07 ↑ +20%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $219.56 ↑ +23%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $219.56 ↑ +23%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $239.76 ↑ +34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $240.14 ↑ +35%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $240.14 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $264.02 ↑ +48%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $268.96 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $268.96 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $268.96 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $268.96 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $268.96 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $268.96 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $274.45 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $274.45 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $286.86 ↑ +61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $286.86 ↑ +61%

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Shrinker prosth below knee at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $178.39 $97.98 – $274.45
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $185.28 $112.85 – $285.04
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $178.39 $103.74 – $308.92
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $178.39 $77.67 – $274.45
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $178.63 $105.04 – $274.82
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $178.39 $64.50 – $274.45
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $274.82 $55.24 – $274.82
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $178.63 $55.24 – $274.82

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