Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right 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

$103.35

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$159.00

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.

$40.07 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $119.31 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 $40.07 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $58.76 ↓ -43%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $59.95 ↓ -42%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $60.55 ↓ -41%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $61.66 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $62.92 ↓ -39%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $64.47 ↓ -38%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $65.44 ↓ -37%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $73.52 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $74.20 ↓ -28%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $74.60 ↓ -28%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $74.96 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $78.95 ↓ -24%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
AETNA AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
COVENTRY AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
MERITAIN AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
WEBTPA AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
AETNA EAP AETNA $87.66 ↓ -15%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.40 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $95.40 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.40 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.40 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $95.40 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.40 ↓ -8%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $95.40 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.40 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.40 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $99.72 ↓ -4%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $106.00 ↑ +3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $106.00 ↑ +3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $119.31 ↑ +15%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $119.31 ↑ +15%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $301.20 $282.56 – $326.30
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $974.35 $9.60 – $999.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $454.35 $10.23 – $656.86
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $268.15 $10.23 – $79.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,150.00 $154.17 – $767.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $724.75 $10.23 – $743.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $1,499.00 $10.23 – $106.00
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