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Diagnostic Mammogram (both breasts) 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

$445.90

Cash price

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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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$686.00

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.

$142.21 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $772.16 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 $142.21 ↓ -68%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $259.31 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $380.25 ↓ -15%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $388.00 ↓ -13%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $391.84 ↓ -12%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $399.05 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $407.21 ↓ -9%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $417.23 ↓ -6%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $423.54 ↓ -5%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $475.81 ↑ +7%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $480.20 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $480.20 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $480.20 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $482.81 ↑ +8%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $485.14 ↑ +9%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $510.93 ↑ +15%
WEBTPA AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
COVENTRY AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
MERITAIN AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
AETNA EAP AETNA $567.32 ↑ +27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $617.40 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $617.40 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $617.40 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $617.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $617.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $617.40 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $617.40 ↑ +38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $645.39 ↑ +45%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $686.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $772.16 ↑ +73%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $772.16 ↑ +73%

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Diagnostic Mammogram (both breasts) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $413.31 $43.57 – $151.89
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $285.60 $43.57 – $168.87
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $432.90 $98.79 – $666.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $445.90 $142.21 – $717.01
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $437.45 $98.64 – $673.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $270.60 $207.95 – $207.95
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $343.85 $98.79 – $529.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $445.90 $142.21 – $686.00

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