Trauma partial team response w/critical care services level 4 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

$2,798.25

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.

$4,305.00

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.

$1,772.63 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $3,599.67 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 $1,772.63 ↓ -37%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,790.88 ↓ -36%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1,808.79 ↓ -35%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,826.70 ↓ -35%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,859.76 ↓ -34%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,860.45 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,898.33 ↓ -32%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $2,142.86 ↓ -23%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $2,174.37 ↓ -22%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $2,184.87 ↓ -22%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $2,381.87 ↓ -15%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,534.78 ↓ -9%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $2,686.32 ↓ -4%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,755.20 ↓ -2%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,755.20 ↓ -2%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $3,008.68 ↑ +8%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,013.50 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,013.50 ↑ +8%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3,313.13 ↑ +18%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $3,375.12 ↑ +21%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $3,375.12 ↑ +21%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $3,375.12 ↑ +21%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $3,375.12 ↑ +21%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $3,375.12 ↑ +21%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $3,375.12 ↑ +21%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3,444.00 ↑ +23%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3,444.00 ↑ +23%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $3,599.67 ↑ +29%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $3,599.67 ↑ +29%

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Trauma partial team response w/critical care services level 4 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $2,652.00 $1,266.56 – $1,773.19
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,591.55 $1,138.83 – $3,190.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,798.25 $1,363.48 – $3,444.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,798.25 $1,301.83 – $3,876.57
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,718.30 $986.26 – $3,485.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,798.25 $1,316.30 – $3,444.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,238.60 $317.72 – $1,352.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $4,305.00 $692.24 – $3,444.00

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