Collection of venous blood by venipuncture 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

$29.25

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$45.00

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.

$9.09 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $50.65 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
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.09 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $17.01 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.94 ↓ -15%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $25.45 ↓ -13%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.70 ↓ -12%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.18 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $26.71 ↓ -9%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $27.37 ↓ -6%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.78 ↓ -5%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $31.21 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $31.50 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.50 ↑ +8%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.50 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $31.67 ↑ +8%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $31.82 ↑ +9%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $33.52 ↑ +15%
COVENTRY AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
MERITAIN AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
WEBTPA AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
AETNA EAP AETNA $37.22 ↑ +27%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.50 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.50 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $40.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $40.50 ↑ +38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $42.34 ↑ +45%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $45.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $50.65 ↑ +73%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $50.65 ↑ +73%

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Collection of venous blood by venipuncture at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $54.00 $9.09 – $9.09
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $55.00 $2.69 – $45.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $55.00 $3.00 – $47.03
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $47.00 $8.57 – $47.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $55.00 $3.00 – $47.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $55.00 $2.69 – $45.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $29.25 $9.05 – $45.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $57.00 not published

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