Anchor suture 3.5mm pushlock 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

$2,155.00

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.

$3,315.38

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.

$636.51 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $1,895.39 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 $636.51 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $933.38 ↓ -57%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $952.41 ↓ -56%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $961.84 ↓ -55%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $979.52 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $999.56 ↓ -54%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,024.14 ↓ -52%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,039.63 ↓ -52%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,167.95 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,178.72 ↓ -45%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,185.12 ↓ -45%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,190.85 ↓ -45%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1,254.16 ↓ -42%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,392.58 ↓ -35%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,515.50 ↓ -30%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,515.50 ↓ -30%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,515.50 ↓ -30%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,515.50 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,515.50 ↓ -30%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,515.50 ↓ -30%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,515.50 ↓ -30%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,515.50 ↓ -30%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,515.50 ↓ -30%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,584.20 ↓ -26%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,683.89 ↓ -22%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,683.89 ↓ -22%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,895.39 ↓ -12%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,895.39 ↓ -12%

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Anchor suture 3.5mm pushlock at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,155.00 $601.15 – $1,683.89
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,047.50 $593.11 – $1,498.13
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,155.00 $476.54 – $1,683.89
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,155.00 $643.58 – $1,683.89
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,155.00 $395.71 – $1,683.89
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,155.00 $866.70 – $1,760.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,315.38 $338.46 – $1,683.89
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $2,155.00 $338.46 – $1,683.89

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