Brachy source iodine-125 nonstranded 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

$115.00

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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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$115.00

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.

$15.12 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $45.02 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 $15.12 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.17 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $22.62 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.85 ↓ -80%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.27 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $23.74 ↓ -79%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $24.33 ↓ -79%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.70 ↓ -79%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $27.74 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $28.00 ↓ -76%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $28.15 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $28.29 ↓ -75%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $29.79 ↓ -74%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
COVENTRY AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
MERITAIN AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
AETNA EAP AETNA $33.08 ↓ -71%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $36.00 ↓ -69%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $36.00 ↓ -69%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $36.00 ↓ -69%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $36.00 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $36.00 ↓ -69%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $36.00 ↓ -69%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $36.00 ↓ -69%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $36.00 ↓ -69%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $36.00 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $37.63 ↓ -67%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $40.00 ↓ -65%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $40.00 ↓ -65%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $45.02 ↓ -61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $45.02 ↓ -61%

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Brachy source iodine-125 nonstranded at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $115.00 $14.28 – $73.65
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $115.00 $12.67 – $32.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $115.00 $11.32 – $78.88
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $115.00 $15.29 – $40.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $115.00 $9.40 – $73.65
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $115.00 $20.59 – $41.81
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $115.00 $8.04 – $73.65
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $115.00 $8.04 – $73.65

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