CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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

$2,269.15

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.

$3,491.00

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.

$879.61 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $2,619.27 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 $879.61 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,289.86 ↓ -43%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1,316.15 ↓ -42%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,329.18 ↓ -41%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,353.62 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,381.31 ↓ -39%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,415.28 ↓ -38%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,436.69 ↓ -37%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,614.01 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,628.90 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,628.90 ↓ -28%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,628.90 ↓ -28%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,637.74 ↓ -28%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,645.65 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1,733.15 ↓ -24%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
AETNA AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,924.43 ↓ -15%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,094.30 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,094.30 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,094.30 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,094.30 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,094.30 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $2,094.30 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,094.30 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $2,189.24 ↓ -4%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $2,327.00 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2,327.00 ↑ +3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2,619.27 ↑ +15%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2,619.27 ↑ +15%

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CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,108.80 $170.40 – $238.57
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,266.55 $157.36 – $2,325.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,269.15 $921.26 – $2,327.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,701.72 $161.52 – $2,610.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,269.15 $889.38 – $2,327.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,871.70 $165.25 – $2,945.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $5,144.00 $165.56 – $3,429.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $9,744.15 $165.56 – $2,292.00

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