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ER Visit (level 1, minor) 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

$341.25

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.

$525.00

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.

$20.41 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $60.78 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 $20.41 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.93 ↓ -91%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $30.54 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.84 ↓ -91%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.41 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.05 ↓ -91%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $32.84 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.34 ↓ -90%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $37.45 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $37.80 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $38.01 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $38.19 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $40.22 ↓ -88%
WEBTPA AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
COVENTRY AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
AETNA AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
MERITAIN AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
AETNA EAP AETNA $44.66 ↓ -87%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -86%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.60 ↓ -86%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -86%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -86%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -86%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.60 ↓ -86%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -86%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $48.60 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $50.80 ↓ -85%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $54.00 ↓ -84%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $54.00 ↓ -84%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $60.78 ↓ -82%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $60.78 ↓ -82%

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ER Visit (level 1, minor) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $351.86 $10.30 – $35.89
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $156.92 $10.30 – $35.89
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $202.80 $43.55 – $84.28
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $253.50 $5.86 – $636.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $341.25 $10.28 – $54.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $273.00 $5.86 – $1,453.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $341.25 $11.82 – $54.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $420.00 $5.92 – $1,458.00

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