Tc-99m tetrofosmin p study dose 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

$198.05

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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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$198.05

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.

$101.94 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $207.00 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 $101.94 ↓ -49%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $102.99 ↓ -48%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $104.02 ↓ -47%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.05 ↓ -47%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.95 ↓ -46%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $106.99 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $109.17 ↓ -45%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $123.23 ↓ -38%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $125.04 ↓ -37%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $125.64 ↓ -37%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $136.97 ↓ -31%
COVENTRY AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
MERITAIN AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
WEBTPA AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $145.76 ↓ -26%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $154.48 ↓ -22%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $158.44 ↓ -20%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $158.44 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $173.02 ↓ -13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $173.29 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $173.29 ↓ -13%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $190.52 ↓ -4%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $194.09 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $194.09 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $194.09 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $194.09 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $194.09 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $194.09 ↓ -2%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $198.05 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $198.05 ↑ +0%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $207.00 ↑ +5%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $207.00 ↑ +5%

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Tc-99m tetrofosmin p study dose at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $243.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $198.05 $70.70 – $198.05
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $198.05 $78.41 – $198.05
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $198.05 $74.86 – $222.93
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $198.05 $56.05 – $198.05
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $198.05 $75.69 – $198.05
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $198.05 $46.54 – $198.05
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $198.05 $39.81 – $228.88

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