Troponin quantitative 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

$970.00

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.

$192.00

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.

$9.09 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $200.68 with NOVA — 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
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.09 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.82 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $99.84 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $100.84 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $101.84 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $103.68 ↓ -89%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $103.72 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.83 ↓ -89%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $119.46 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $121.22 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $121.80 ↓ -87%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $132.79 ↓ -86%
COVENTRY AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
MERITAIN AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
WEBTPA AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $141.31 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $144.00 ↓ -85%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $144.00 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $149.76 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $153.60 ↓ -84%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $153.60 ↓ -84%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $167.73 ↓ -83%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $184.70 ↓ -81%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↓ -81%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↓ -81%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↓ -81%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↓ -81%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↓ -81%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE $188.16 ↓ -81%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $192.00 ↓ -80%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $200.68 ↓ -79%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $200.68 ↓ -79%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $130.80 $12.47 – $12.47
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $763.75 $9.09 – $192.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,290.57 $9.09 – $216.12
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MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,046.00 $9.09 – $88.91
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