Bundled special stain group 2 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

$175.50

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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.

$270.00

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.

$82.03 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $244.26 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 $82.03 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $120.28 ↓ -31%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $122.74 ↓ -30%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $123.95 ↓ -29%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $126.23 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $128.81 ↓ -27%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $131.98 ↓ -25%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $133.98 ↓ -24%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $150.51 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $151.90 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $151.90 ↓ -13%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $151.90 ↓ -13%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $152.72 ↓ -13%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $153.46 ↓ -13%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $161.62 ↓ -8%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
AETNA AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
COVENTRY AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
MERITAIN AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
WEBTPA AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
AETNA EAP AETNA $179.46 ↑ +2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.30 ↑ +11%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.30 ↑ +11%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.30 ↑ +11%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.30 ↑ +11%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.30 ↑ +11%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $195.30 ↑ +11%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $195.30 ↑ +11%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $204.15 ↑ +16%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $217.00 ↑ +24%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $217.00 ↑ +24%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $244.26 ↑ +39%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $244.26 ↑ +39%

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Bundled special stain group 2 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $334.80 $51.35 – $123.39
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $176.15 $7.24 – $265.84
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $175.50 $106.89 – $270.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $160.55 $33.96 – $284.72
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $213.85 $33.96 – $329.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $175.50 $111.69 – $226.81
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $328.00 $33.96 – $311.00
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