Mercyone Elkader Medical Center — prices & quality

Published cash, insurer and chargemaster prices for 255 procedures at Mercyone Elkader Medical Center, Elkader, IA — from its federally-required machine-readable file.

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901 Davidson Street Nw, Elkader, IA 52043

ER wait (median)114 min

Critical Access Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private · 25 beds

Price vs US average = median of this hospital’s cash prices against the national median across 255 procedures. Quality ratings from CMS Care Compare.

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ProcedureCashChargemasterInsurerMedicareEst. you pay
3D mammogram (tomosynthesis) $78 $120 $64 $51
Abdominal fluid drain (paracentesis) $1,334 $2,052 $1,510 $284
Abdominal ultrasound $625 $961 $766 $100
Abdominal ultrasound (complete) $693 $1,066 $785 $114
Abdominal ultrasound (limited) $556 $856 $630 $86
Abscess drainage (complex or multiple) $462 $407 $65 $220
Abscess drainage (simple) $271 $417 $49 $129
Abscess incision and drainage $407 $412 $65 $174
Aldosterone test $287 $442 $270 $41
Ammonia blood test $155 $238 $175 $15
Amylase test $72 $110 $81 $6
Annual physical (established patient) $192 $276 $114 —
Annual physical (new patient) $238 $307 $123 —
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test $106 $163 $120 $12
Arterial blood gas (ABG) $220 $339 $250 $26
AST liver enzyme test $59 $91 $67 $5
Bartholin cyst removal $432 $665 $489 $182
Basic metabolic panel $103 $159 $117 $8
Benign skin lesion removal $264 $406 $299 $171
Blood clotting test (PT/INR) $43 $66 $5 $4
Blood crossmatch $107 $165 $121 —
Blood glucose test $39 $60 $47 $5
Blood transfusion $778 $1,197 $881 $47
Blood type and screen $86 $132 $97 $10
Blood type test $64 $99 $69 $3
Blood type test (ABO group) $84 $129 $95 $3
Blood type test (Rh/D antigen) $45 $69 $51 $3
BNP (heart failure) test $204 $314 $231 $39
Bone density scan (DEXA) $454 $698 $514 $39
Breast ultrasound $643 $989 $617 $92
Breast ultrasound (complete) $800 $1,230 $654 $100
Breast ultrasound (limited) $486 $748 $597 $84
C-reactive protein (CRP) $71 $109 $80 $5
CA 19-9 tumor marker test $105 $161 $119 $21
CA-125 ovarian marker test $132 $203 $149 $21
Calcium blood test $64 $98 $72 $5
Cardiac rehabilitation $261 $401 $295 $26
Carotid artery ultrasound $720 $1,107 $815 $156
Cataract surgery $9,527 — $2 $547
CEA tumor marker test $166 $255 $188 $19
Celiac disease test $177 $272 $200 $12
Chemotherapy infusion $543 $836 $615 $81
Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) $543 $836 $615 $133
Chest tube insertion $328 $328 $68 $143
Chest X-ray $187 $288 $230 $37
Chest X-ray (1 view) $168 $258 $190 $25
Chest X-ray (2 views) $207 $318 $234 $33
Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine $149 $229 $183 —
CK-MB heart enzyme test $109 $168 $124 $12
Comprehensive metabolic panel $126 $194 $143 $11
Copper blood test $65 $100 $74 $12
Cortisol test $122 $188 $138 $16
COVID-19 PCR test $187 $288 $212 $51
CPAP titration study $642 $987 $726 $69
Creatine kinase (CK) test $66 $102 $75 $7
CT angiography of the chest $983 $1,513 $1,114 $281
CT angiography of the head $2,529 $3,890 $2,863 $274
CT scan of the abdomen $1,591 $2,448 $1,802 $230
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis $3,664 $5,637 $4,149 $300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast $4,115 $6,331 $4,660 $338
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast $3,664 $5,637 $4,149 $300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast $3,052 $4,696 $3,456 $183
CT scan of the abdomen with contrast $1,591 $2,448 $1,802 $230
CT scan of the arm $1,134 $1,745 $1,396 $199
CT scan of the arm without contrast $1,134 $1,745 $1,396 $161
CT scan of the chest $1,627 $2,503 $1,995 $167
CT scan of the chest with contrast $1,812 $2,788 $2,052 $167
CT scan of the chest without contrast $1,442 $2,218 $1,632 $133
CT scan of the head $1,997 $2,105 $1,549 $148
CT scan of the head without contrast $1,997 $2,105 $1,549 $107
CT scan of the leg $1,414 $2,175 $1,740 $166
CT scan of the leg without contrast $1,414 $2,175 $1,740 $130
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) $1,517 $2,334 $1,718 $169
CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast $1,517 $2,334 $1,718 $130
CT scan of the neck $1,440 $2,216 $1,766 $183
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) $1,506 $2,317 $1,705 $168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast $1,506 $2,317 $1,705 $131
CT scan of the neck with contrast $1,604 $2,467 $1,816 $183
CT scan of the neck without contrast $1,277 $1,965 $1,446 $150
CT scan of the pelvis $1,291 $1,986 $1,462 $226
CT scan of the pelvis without contrast $1,291 $1,986 $1,462 $133
CT scan of the sinuses $1,275 $1,962 $1,444 $152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast $1,275 $1,962 $1,444 $128
D-dimer test $146 $224 $165 $10
DHEA-sulfate test $186 $286 $211 $22
Diagnostic mammogram $371 $572 $365 $140
Drug screen (urine) $28 $120 $13 $17
Echocardiogram $150 $230 $725 $138
EKG / ECG (tracing only) $159 $245 $16 $7
Electrolyte panel $63 $97 $71 $7
Emergency department visit $185 $205 $108 $69
Emergency department visit (level 1) $35 $54 $363 $11
Emergency department visit (level 2) $104 $104 $37 $40
Emergency department visit (level 3) $148 $156 $63 $69
Emergency department visit (level 4) $253 $284 $108 $118
Emergency department visit (level 5) $560 $637 $157 $171
Estradiol (estrogen) test $155 $238 $175 $28
Fecal occult blood (stool) test $43 $66 $49 $10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT) $43 $66 $49 $16
Ferritin (iron) test $107 $165 $121 $14
Fibrinogen test $68 $104 $77 $10
Flu test $60 $93 $17 $17
Flu vaccine $44 $67 $20 —
Folate (folic acid) test $94 $145 $107 $15
Foreign body removal (skin) $371 $571 $420 $157
Free T4 thyroid test $79 $121 $89 $9
FSH hormone test $133 $205 $151 $19
Gallbladder scan (HIDA) $1,440 $2,216 $1,631 $334
GGT liver test $60 $93 $68 $7
Glucose tolerance test $73 $113 $81 $8
Group therapy session $502 $772 $568 $30
HDL cholesterol test $62 $96 $71 $8
Hematocrit test $31 $47 $35 $2
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) $34 $78 $10 $10
Hepatitis A vaccine $136 $209 $73 —
Hepatitis B test $94 $145 $107 $10
Hepatitis B vaccine $137 $182 $74 —
Hepatitis C test $127 $195 $144 $14
HIV test $94 $145 $131 $19
HIV test (antibody) $64 $99 $73 $14
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo) $124 $190 $140 $24
HPV vaccine $245 $377 $308 —
Iron blood test $53 $82 $60 $6
Kidney ultrasound $524 $806 $650 $84
Kidney ultrasound (limited) $444 $683 $503 $61
Knee joint injection $288 $288 $38 $69
Lactate test $82 $126 $93 $12
LDH test $49 $75 $55 $6
LDL cholesterol test $62 $96 $71 $11
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) $862 $1,326 $883 $150
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited) $736 $1,132 $833 $116
LH hormone test $135 $208 $153 $19
Lipase test $83 $128 $94 $7
Lipid (cholesterol) panel $111 $170 $125 $13
Liver function panel $111 $170 $125 $8
Lung function test (PFT) $453 $697 $513 $37
Magnesium blood test $70 $107 $79 $7
MMR vaccine $79 $122 $95 —
MRA of the brain $2,501 $3,847 $2,831 $226
MRA of the neck $3,548 $5,458 $4,017 $245
MRA of the neck without contrast $3,548 $5,458 $4,017 $343
MRI of the abdomen $3,478 $5,351 $3,938 $300
MRI of the ankle $3,302 $5,080 $4,392 $261
MRI of the ankle without contrast $2,725 $4,192 $3,396 $222
MRI of the brain $2,952 $4,542 $3,463 $269
MRI of the brain without contrast $2,297 $3,534 $2,601 $195
MRI of the knee $2,602 $4,003 $3,202 $315
MRI of the knee without contrast $2,602 $4,003 $3,202 $204
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) $3,201 $4,925 $3,846 $270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast $2,599 $3,998 $2,943 $192
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) $2,552 $3,926 $2,890 $271
MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) without contrast $2,552 $3,926 $2,890 $190
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) $2,547 $3,919 $2,884 $274
MRI of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast $2,547 $3,919 $2,884 $191
MRI of the pelvis $2,064 $3,175 $2,337 $268
MRI of the pelvis without contrast $2,064 $3,175 $2,337 $227
MRI of the shoulder $3,858 $5,936 $3,166 $313
MRI of the shoulder without contrast $3,858 $5,936 $3,166 $205
Nebulizer breathing treatment $198 $304 $224 $9
Occupational therapy evaluation $199 $306 $228 $101
Occupational therapy evaluation (high complexity) $216 $333 $245 $101
Occupational therapy evaluation (low complexity) $179 $276 $203 $101
Occupational therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) $199 $306 $225 $101
Office visit (established patient) $232 $232 $87 $115
Office visit (new patient) $251 $269 $108 $177
Office visit, established patient (level 3) $192 $192 $74 $95
Office visit, established patient (level 4) $272 $272 $106 $136
Office visit, new patient (level 3) $175 $252 $86 $118
Office visit, new patient (level 4) $285 $386 $130 $177
Pap smear (cervical screening) $71 $109 $80 $20
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test $239 $367 $270 $41
Pelvic ultrasound $598 $920 $677 $78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete) $598 $920 $677 $105
Phosphorus blood test $52 $80 $59 $5
Physical therapy evaluation $197 $303 $238 $98
Physical therapy evaluation (high complexity) $197 $303 $223 $98
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) $194 $299 $220 $98
Platelet count $33 $50 $37 $4
Pneumonia vaccine $259 $398 $133 —
Pregnancy blood test (hCG) $85 $131 $96 $8
Procalcitonin test $259 $398 $293 $27
Prolactin test $150 $230 $169 $19
Prostate test (PSA) $122 $188 $138 $18
Psychotherapy session $496 $763 $567 $140
Pulmonary rehabilitation $157 $242 $178 $87
Rheumatoid factor test $55 $84 $62 $6
RSV vaccine $252 $387 $307 —
Screening mammogram $307 $473 $348 $126
Scrotal ultrasound $543 $835 $615 $99
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test $44 $68 $50 $3
Semen analysis $101 $155 $114 $12
Sex hormone binding globulin test $150 $230 $169 $22
Simple laceration repair (small, up to 2.5 cm) $256 $309 $51 $114
Simple wound stitches $250 $309 $40 $127
Skin biopsy $216 $333 $33 $121
Skin biopsy (punch) $214 $329 $32 $121
Skin cancer lesion removal $651 $785 $75 $240
Skin lesion freezing (cryotherapy) $115 $175 $22 $36
Skin tag removal $161 $248 $183 $92
Sleep study (polysomnography) $3,963 $6,097 $4,557 $691
Soft tissue ultrasound $514 $791 $582 $64
Speech therapy $246 $378 $278 $76
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) $604 $929 $684 $165
Spirometry with bronchodilator $453 $697 $513 $43
Strep throat test $40 $43 $17 $17
Swallow study $293 $451 $332 $85
T3 thyroid test $97 $149 $110 $14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine $85 $85 $46 —
Testosterone test $181 $278 $205 $26
Thyroid ultrasound $554 $852 $627 $109
Total IgE allergy test $84 $129 $95 $16
Transvaginal ultrasound $558 $859 $632 $118
Trigger point injection $649 $999 $735 $56
Trigger point injection (1-2 muscles) $649 $999 $735 $52
Triglycerides test $50 $77 $57 $6
Uric acid (gout) test $58 $89 $66 $5
Urinalysis $44 $65 $3 $3
Urine microalbumin test $60 $93 $71 $5
Urine pregnancy test $19 $42 $9 $9
Vaccine administration $34 $29 $16 $19
Vaccine administration (each additional) $29 $29 $14 $16
Vitamin B12 test $95 $146 $107 $15
Vitamin D test $175 $269 $198 $30
Wart removal $203 $345 $50 $121
Well-child visit $174 $241 $103 —
X-ray of the abdomen $207 $319 $245 $36
X-ray of the ankle $272 $418 $334 $37
X-ray of the collarbone $181 $278 $222 $33
X-ray of the elbow $218 $336 $269 $33
X-ray of the foot $339 $522 $108 $34
X-ray of the forearm $233 $358 $286 $29
X-ray of the hand $306 $470 $250 $38
X-ray of the hip $248 $382 $266 $49
X-ray of the hip (3 views) $222 $342 $252 $49
X-ray of the hip (4 views) $274 $421 $310 $63
X-ray of the knee $267 $412 $361 $42
X-ray of the knee (3 views) $213 $327 $262 $42
X-ray of the knee (4+ views) $322 $496 $397 $49
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) $328 $504 $405 $47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views) $286 $440 $324 $40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views) $369 $568 $418 $53
X-ray of the lower leg $296 $455 $242 $31
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) $297 $458 $366 $36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views) $261 $402 $296 $33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views) $333 $513 $378 $39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) $301 $464 $373 $47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views) $252 $387 $285 $40
X-ray of the pelvis $227 $349 $257 $36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view) $227 $349 $257 $28
X-ray of the ribs $494 $760 $559 $42
X-ray of the ribs (3 views) $494 $760 $559 $42
X-ray of the shoulder $386 $594 $317 $36
X-ray of the upper arm $202 $310 $228 $32
X-ray of the wrist $276 $424 $339 $43
Zinc blood test $98 $150 $110 $11
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Doctors affiliated with Mercyone Elkader Medical Center

Clinicians who report a care affiliation with this hospital in CMS data, ranked by Medicare patient volume. A signal from Original Medicare, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyMedicare patients
Timothy Timmerman, M.D.Pathology1,441
Matthew Pipho, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology1,317
James Stecher, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology1,200
Loren Longenecker, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology1,189
Thomas Knudtson, MDDiagnostic Radiology1,148
Michael Fleege, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology930
Brett Sjoberg, MDDiagnostic Radiology753
Brian Loc, D.O.Cardiology642
Jaffer Bashey, M.D.Urology543
Stanley Eilers, M.D.Pathology506
Stephen Pierotti, M.D.Orthopedic Surgery444
Scott Brock, M.D.Endocrinology387
Thomas Johnson, M.D.Cardiology371
Kari Ernst, ARNPNurse Practitioner349
Andrew Bland, MDNephrology323

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Before you go — your checklist at Mercyone Elkader Medical Center

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