Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation 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

$178.75

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$275.00

Gross charge

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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.

$103.95 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $309.54 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

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 $103.95 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $152.43 ↓ -15%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $155.54 ↓ -13%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $157.08 ↓ -12%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $159.97 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $163.24 ↓ -9%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $167.26 ↓ -6%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $169.79 ↓ -5%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $190.74 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $192.50 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $193.55 ↑ +8%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $194.48 ↑ +9%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $204.82 ↑ +15%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
COVENTRY AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
MERITAIN AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
WEBTPA AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
AETNA EAP AETNA $227.43 ↑ +27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $247.50 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $247.50 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $247.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $247.50 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $247.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $247.50 ↑ +38%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $247.50 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $247.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $247.50 ↑ +38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $258.72 ↑ +45%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $275.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $275.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $309.54 ↑ +73%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $309.54 ↑ +73%

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Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $129.00 $74.75 – $123.39
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $117.65 $64.62 – $265.84
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $220.35 $95.94 – $339.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $178.75 $105.11 – $275.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $104.00 $37.60 – $265.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $178.75 $141.54 – $287.43
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $245.00 $49.25 – $258.30
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $159.25 $49.25 – $258.30

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