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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with contrast) 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

$3,664.05

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.

$5,637.00

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.

$2,130.79 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $6,345.01 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 $2,130.79 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,124.59 ↓ -15%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $3,188.29 ↓ -13%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,219.85 ↓ -12%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,279.04 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,346.12 ↓ -9%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $3,428.42 ↓ -6%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,480.28 ↓ -5%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3,909.82 ↑ +7%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,945.90 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,945.90 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $3,945.90 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3,967.32 ↑ +8%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3,986.49 ↑ +9%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $4,198.44 ↑ +15%
WEBTPA AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
COVENTRY AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
MERITAIN AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
AETNA EAP AETNA $4,661.80 ↑ +27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,073.30 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,073.30 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,073.30 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,073.30 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,073.30 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,073.30 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $5,073.30 ↑ +38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $5,303.29 ↑ +45%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $5,637.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $5,637.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $6,345.01 ↑ +73%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $6,345.01 ↑ +73%

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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with contrast) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $2,381.40 $341.85 – $478.59
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,785.83 $312.99 – $5,534.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $4,174.95 $9.09 – $5,637.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,723.85 $9.09 – $5,157.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,664.05 $2,154.46 – $5,637.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3,553.55 $328.68 – $5,467.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $3,664.05 $2,901.36 – $5,891.79
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $5,902.00 $329.29 – $5,902.00

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