Esmolol 2,500 mg/250 ml (10 mg/ml) in sterile water intravenous soln 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

$271.25

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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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$271.25

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.

$102.53 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $305.32 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 $102.53 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $150.35 ↓ -45%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $153.42 ↓ -43%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $154.94 ↓ -43%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $157.79 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $161.01 ↓ -41%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $164.97 ↓ -39%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $167.47 ↓ -38%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $188.14 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $189.88 ↓ -30%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $190.91 ↓ -30%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $191.83 ↓ -29%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $202.03 ↓ -26%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
COVENTRY AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
MERITAIN AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
WEBTPA AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
AETNA EAP AETNA $224.32 ↓ -17%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $244.13 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $244.13 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $244.13 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $244.13 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $244.13 ↓ -10%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $244.13 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $244.13 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $244.13 ↓ -10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $244.13 ↓ -10%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $255.19 ↓ -6%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $271.25 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $271.25 ↑ +0%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $305.32 ↑ +13%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $305.32 ↑ +13%

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Esmolol 2,500 mg/250 ml (10 mg/ml) in sterile water intravenous soln at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $271.25 $96.84 – $271.25
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $271.25 $107.39 – $271.25
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $271.25 $76.76 – $271.25
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $271.25 $63.74 – $271.25
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $271.25 $54.52 – $271.25
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $273.50 $54.52 – $271.25
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $271.25 $69.44 – $271.25
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $271.25 $63.74 – $271.25

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