Brace knee extender plus 22-30in 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

$1,503.03

Cash price

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$2,312.35

Gross charge

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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.

$43.38 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $129.16 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 $43.38 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $63.61 ↓ -96%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $64.90 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $65.55 ↓ -96%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $66.75 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $68.12 ↓ -95%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $69.79 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $70.85 ↓ -95%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $79.59 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $80.33 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $80.76 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $81.15 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $85.47 ↓ -94%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
COVENTRY AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
MERITAIN AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
WEBTPA AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
AETNA EAP AETNA $94.90 ↓ -94%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.28 ↓ -93%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $103.28 ↓ -93%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.28 ↓ -93%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.28 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $103.28 ↓ -93%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.28 ↓ -93%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $103.28 ↓ -93%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.28 ↓ -93%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.28 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $107.96 ↓ -93%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $114.75 ↓ -92%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $114.75 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $129.16 ↓ -91%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $129.16 ↓ -91%

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Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $288.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,503.03 $22.24 – $114.75
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,337.21 $53.92 – $136.20
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,503.03 $22.24 – $114.75
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,503.03 $41.84 – $109.46
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,503.03 $18.98 – $109.46
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,503.03 $59.06 – $119.94
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $2,312.35 $17.86 – $109.46

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