Brace back epic tslo 456 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

$390.58

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.

$600.89

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.

$154.53 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $460.15 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 $154.53 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $226.60 ↓ -42%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $231.22 ↓ -41%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $233.51 ↓ -40%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $237.80 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $242.66 ↓ -38%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $248.63 ↓ -36%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $252.39 ↓ -35%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $283.54 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $286.16 ↓ -27%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $287.71 ↓ -26%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $289.10 ↓ -26%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $304.47 ↓ -22%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
AETNA AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
AETNA EAP AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
COVENTRY AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
MERITAIN AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
WEBTPA AETNA $338.08 ↓ -13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $367.92 ↓ -6%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $367.92 ↓ -6%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $367.92 ↓ -6%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $367.92 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $367.92 ↓ -6%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $367.92 ↓ -6%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $367.92 ↓ -6%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $367.92 ↓ -6%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $367.92 ↓ -6%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $384.60 ↓ -2%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $408.80 ↑ +5%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $408.80 ↑ +5%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $460.15 ↑ +18%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $460.15 ↑ +18%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $390.58 $145.94 – $408.80
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $486.49 $201.58 – $509.18
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $390.58 $115.69 – $408.80
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