Epoprostenol (arginine) 1 mg in 50 ml ns inhalation syringe - cnr 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

$156.15

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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.

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$156.15

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.

$59.02 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $175.76 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 $59.02 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $86.55 ↓ -45%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $88.32 ↓ -43%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $89.19 ↓ -43%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $90.83 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $92.69 ↓ -41%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $94.97 ↓ -39%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.41 ↓ -38%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $108.31 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $109.31 ↓ -30%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $109.90 ↓ -30%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $110.43 ↓ -29%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $116.30 ↓ -26%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
COVENTRY AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
MERITAIN AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
WEBTPA AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
AETNA EAP AETNA $129.14 ↓ -17%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $140.54 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $140.54 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $140.54 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $140.54 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $140.54 ↓ -10%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $140.54 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $140.54 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $140.54 ↓ -10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $140.54 ↓ -10%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $146.91 ↓ -6%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $156.15 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $156.15 ↑ +0%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $175.76 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $175.76 ↑ +13%

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Epoprostenol (arginine) 1 mg in 50 ml ns inhalation syringe - cnr at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $152.71 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $156.15 $55.75 – $156.15
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $156.15 $44.19 – $156.15
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $156.15 $59.68 – $156.15
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $156.15 $36.70 – $156.15
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $156.15 $31.39 – $156.15
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $156.15 $13.58 – $67.55
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $156.15 $101.50 – $156.15

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