Cath council tip 16fr 5cc 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

$38.93

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.

$59.90

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.

$20.47 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $60.96 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 $20.47 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.02 ↓ -23%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $30.63 ↓ -21%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.94 ↓ -21%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.50 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.15 ↓ -17%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $32.94 ↓ -15%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.44 ↓ -14%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $37.57 ↓ -3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $37.91 ↓ -3%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $38.12 ↓ -2%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $38.30 ↓ -2%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $40.34 ↑ +4%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
COVENTRY AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
MERITAIN AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
WEBTPA AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
AETNA EAP AETNA $44.79 ↑ +15%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.74 ↑ +25%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $48.74 ↑ +25%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.74 ↑ +25%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.74 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.74 ↑ +25%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.74 ↑ +25%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.74 ↑ +25%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.74 ↑ +25%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.74 ↑ +25%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $50.95 ↑ +31%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $54.16 ↑ +39%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $54.16 ↑ +39%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $60.96 ↑ +57%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $60.96 ↑ +57%

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Cath council tip 16fr 5cc at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $40.07 $19.35 – $54.19
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $41.78 $18.97 – $47.92
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $38.93 $15.30 – $54.05
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $40.07 $20.70 – $54.16
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $40.07 $12.73 – $54.16
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $40.07 $27.88 – $56.61
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $61.65 $10.89 – $54.16
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $40.07 $10.89 – $54.16

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