Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution at MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center

1111 Third St. SW, Dyersville, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1205816725

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$332.50

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$332.50

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.

$82.22 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $244.82 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $82.22 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $120.56 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $123.02 ↓ -63%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $124.24 ↓ -63%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.52 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $129.11 ↓ -61%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $132.28 ↓ -60%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $134.28 ↓ -60%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $150.86 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $152.25 ↓ -54%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $153.08 ↓ -54%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $153.82 ↓ -54%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $161.99 ↓ -51%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
AETNA AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
AETNA EAP AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
COVENTRY AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
MERITAIN AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
WEBTPA AETNA $179.87 ↓ -46%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.75 ↓ -41%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.75 ↓ -41%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.75 ↓ -41%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.75 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.75 ↓ -41%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.75 ↓ -41%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.75 ↓ -41%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.75 ↓ -41%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $195.75 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $204.62 ↓ -38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $217.50 ↓ -35%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $217.50 ↓ -35%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $244.82 ↓ -26%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $244.82 ↓ -26%

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Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $87.35 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $332.50 $77.65 – $217.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $332.50 $65.82 – $166.25
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $332.50 $61.55 – $217.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $332.50 $76.44 – $200.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $217.50 $51.11 – $217.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $332.50 $111.95 – $227.33
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $332.50 $43.72 – $217.50

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