Brace m arm board 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

$45.37

Cash price

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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.

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.

$69.80

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.

$13.87 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $41.31 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 $13.87 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.34 ↓ -55%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $20.76 ↓ -54%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.96 ↓ -54%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.35 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.79 ↓ -52%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $22.32 ↓ -51%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.66 ↓ -50%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $25.46 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $25.69 ↓ -43%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $25.83 ↓ -43%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $25.95 ↓ -43%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $27.33 ↓ -40%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
AETNA AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
AETNA EAP AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
COVENTRY AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
MERITAIN AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
WEBTPA AETNA $30.35 ↓ -33%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.03 ↓ -27%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -27%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.03 ↓ -27%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -27%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -27%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -27%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $33.03 ↓ -27%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $34.53 ↓ -24%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $36.70 ↓ -19%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $36.70 ↓ -19%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $41.31 ↓ -9%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $41.31 ↓ -9%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $23.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $45.37 $7.11 – $36.70
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $36.30 $11.62 – $29.36
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MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $45.37 $14.03 – $36.70
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MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $45.37 $18.89 – $38.36
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