Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm 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

$243.55

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.

$374.69

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.

$138.38 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $412.07 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 $138.38 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $202.92 ↓ -17%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $207.06 ↓ -15%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $209.11 ↓ -14%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $212.95 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $217.31 ↓ -11%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $222.66 ↓ -9%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $226.02 ↓ -7%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $253.92 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $256.26 ↑ +5%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $257.65 ↑ +6%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $258.90 ↑ +6%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $272.66 ↑ +12%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
COVENTRY AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
MERITAIN AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
WEBTPA AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
AETNA EAP AETNA $302.76 ↑ +24%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $329.48 ↑ +35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $329.48 ↑ +35%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $329.48 ↑ +35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $344.42 ↑ +41%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $366.09 ↑ +50%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $366.09 ↑ +50%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $412.07 ↑ +69%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $412.07 ↑ +69%

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Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $243.55 $70.95 – $366.09
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $303.35 $180.52 – $455.98
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $243.55 $70.95 – $366.09
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $246.58 $139.92 – $366.09
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $243.55 $63.48 – $366.09
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $243.55 $188.43 – $382.64
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $374.69 $59.75 – $366.09
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $243.55 $59.75 – $366.09

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