Linezolid in 5% dextrose in water 600 mg/300 ml intravenous piggyback at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center

118 N 7th Ave, Sheldon, IA · Sanford Health · · NPI 1841200623

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$220.43

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$275.53

Gross charge

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$42.06 with Sanford Health Plan Align vs $132.82 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $42.06 ↓ -81%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $45.16 ↓ -80%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $45.60 ↓ -79%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $45.60 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Medicare Replacement $45.60 ↓ -79%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $45.60 ↓ -79%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $45.60 ↓ -79%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $46.49 ↓ -79%
Wellmark HMO $73.79 ↓ -67%
Wellmark PPO $76.74 ↓ -65%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $79.07 ↓ -64%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $79.07 ↓ -64%
Security Health Plan Commercial $81.17 ↓ -63%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $93.02 ↓ -58%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $93.02 ↓ -58%
Health Partners State Employees $97.40 ↓ -56%
Health Partners Commercial $110.69 ↓ -50%
Medica Choice $121.75 ↓ -45%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $123.23 ↓ -44%
Aetna Commercial $128.25 ↓ -42%
Ucare Commercial $129.66 ↓ -41%
Medica Elect $130.17 ↓ -41%
Healthez Commercial $132.82 ↓ -40%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $132.82 ↓ -40%
Multiplan Commercial $132.82 ↓ -40%

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Linezolid in 5% dextrose in water 600 mg/300 ml intravenous piggyback at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $158.42 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $64.50 $10.41 – $64.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $64.50 $10.41 – $72.60
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $210.00 $10.41 – $210.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $36.00 $10.41 – $36.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $36.00 $8.46 – $36.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $36.00 $7.24 – $36.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $36.00 $7.24 – $36.00

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