Sleeve fing rolyan med 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

$37.65

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.

$57.93

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.

$29.82 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $60.55 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 $29.82 ↓ -21%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.12 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $30.42 ↓ -19%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.73 ↓ -18%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.28 ↓ -17%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.29 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.93 ↓ -15%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $36.04 ↓ -4%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $36.57 ↓ -3%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $36.75 ↓ -2%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $40.06 ↑ +6%
MERITAIN AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
WEBTPA AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
COVENTRY AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $42.64 ↑ +13%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $45.19 ↑ +20%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $46.34 ↑ +23%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $46.34 ↑ +23%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $50.61 ↑ +34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $50.69 ↑ +35%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $50.69 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $55.73 ↑ +48%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $56.77 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $56.77 ↑ +51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $56.77 ↑ +51%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $56.77 ↑ +51%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $56.77 ↑ +51%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $56.77 ↑ +51%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $57.93 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $57.93 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $60.55 ↑ +61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $60.55 ↑ +61%

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Sleeve fing rolyan med at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $37.65 $20.68 – $57.93
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $44.69 $27.22 – $68.76
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $37.65 $21.90 – $65.21
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $37.65 $16.39 – $57.93
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $37.65 $22.14 – $57.93
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $37.65 $13.61 – $57.93
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $57.93 $11.64 – $57.93
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $37.65 $11.64 – $57.93

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