Methylprednisolone acetate 40 mg/ml suspension for injection 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

$93.70

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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$93.70

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 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.93 ↓ -68%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $30.54 ↓ -67%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.84 ↓ -67%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.41 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.05 ↓ -66%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $32.84 ↓ -65%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.34 ↓ -64%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $37.45 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $37.80 ↓ -60%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $38.01 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $38.19 ↓ -59%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $40.22 ↓ -57%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
AETNA AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
COVENTRY AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
MERITAIN AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
WEBTPA AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
AETNA EAP AETNA $44.66 ↓ -52%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -48%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $48.60 ↓ -48%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -48%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.60 ↓ -48%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -48%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $48.60 ↓ -48%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -48%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.60 ↓ -48%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $50.80 ↓ -46%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $54.00 ↓ -42%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $54.00 ↓ -42%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $60.78 ↓ -35%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $60.78 ↓ -35%

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