Brace knee support neoprene padded open patella med 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

$176.49

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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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$271.52

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.

$22.62 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $67.37 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 $22.62 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.17 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $33.85 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.19 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.81 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.53 ↓ -80%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $36.40 ↓ -79%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.95 ↓ -79%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $41.51 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $41.90 ↓ -76%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $42.12 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $42.33 ↓ -76%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $44.58 ↓ -75%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
COVENTRY AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
MERITAIN AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
WEBTPA AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
AETNA EAP AETNA $49.50 ↓ -72%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.87 ↓ -69%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $53.87 ↓ -69%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.87 ↓ -69%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.87 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $53.87 ↓ -69%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.87 ↓ -69%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $53.87 ↓ -69%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.87 ↓ -69%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $53.87 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $56.31 ↓ -68%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $59.85 ↓ -66%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $59.85 ↓ -66%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $67.37 ↓ -62%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $67.37 ↓ -62%

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Brace knee support neoprene padded open patella med at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $31.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $176.49 $21.37 – $59.85
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $183.30 $18.96 – $47.88
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $176.49 $16.94 – $59.85
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $176.49 $22.87 – $59.85
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $176.49 $14.06 – $59.85
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $176.49 $30.80 – $62.56
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $271.52 $12.03 – $59.85

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