Macroscopic exam parasite 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

$19.50

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.

$30.00

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.

$4.22 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $30.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.22 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.27 ↓ -78%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $4.35 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.40 ↓ -77%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.48 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.57 ↓ -77%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $5.73 ↓ -71%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $7.24 ↓ -63%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $8.66 ↓ -56%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $8.66 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $11.34 ↓ -42%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $18.25 ↓ -6%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $20.81 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $21.00 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.00 ↑ +8%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.00 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $21.11 ↑ +8%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $21.22 ↑ +9%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
COVENTRY AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
MERITAIN AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
WEBTPA AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
AETNA EAP AETNA $24.81 ↑ +27%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $27.00 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↑ +38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $30.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $30.00 ↑ +54%

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Macroscopic exam parasite at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $28.20 $4.31 – $4.31
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $44.85 $4.17 – $69.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $45.50 $4.17 – $70.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $49.40 $4.17 – $76.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $19.50 $4.22 – $30.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $44.85 $4.17 – $69.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $30.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $18.00 $8.84 – $18.98

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