Membrane amnioband 2x2cm -cost per sq cm 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

$350.14

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.

$538.68

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.

$128.88 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $383.76 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 $128.88 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $188.98 ↓ -46%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $192.84 ↓ -45%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $194.74 ↓ -44%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $198.32 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $202.38 ↓ -42%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $207.36 ↓ -41%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $210.50 ↓ -40%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $236.48 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $238.66 ↓ -32%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $239.95 ↓ -31%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $241.11 ↓ -31%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $253.93 ↓ -27%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $281.96 ↓ -19%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.85 ↓ -12%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $306.85 ↓ -12%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.85 ↓ -12%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.85 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $306.85 ↓ -12%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.85 ↓ -12%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $306.85 ↓ -12%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.85 ↓ -12%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $306.85 ↓ -12%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $320.76 ↓ -8%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $340.94 ↓ -3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $340.94 ↓ -3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $383.76 ↑ +10%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $383.76 ↑ +10%

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Membrane amnioband 2x2cm -cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $350.14 $66.07 – $340.94
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $436.12 $140.19 – $354.10
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $350.14 $66.07 – $340.94
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $350.14 $130.31 – $340.94
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $350.14 $59.12 – $340.94
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $350.14 $175.48 – $356.35
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $538.68 $55.64 – $340.94
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $350.14 $55.64 – $340.94

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