Tape plstc 1inx5yd hosp tb pk 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

$3.02

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.

$4.64

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.

$1.75 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $4.64 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1.75 ↓ -42%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2.78 ↓ -8%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2.78 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $2.82 ↓ -7%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $3.22 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $3.25 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3.27 ↑ +8%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3.28 ↑ +9%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
AETNA EAP AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
COVENTRY AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
MERITAIN AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
WEBTPA AETNA $3.84 ↑ +27%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.18 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.18 ↑ +38%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.18 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $4.18 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.18 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.18 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.18 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.18 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.18 ↑ +38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $4.64 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $4.64 ↑ +54%

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Tape plstc 1inx5yd hosp tb pk at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $16.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3.04 $1.67 – $4.67
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $12.14 $9.43 – $18.68
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3.02 $1.31 – $4.64
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3.04 $1.81 – $4.67
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3.04 $1.10 – $4.67
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $3.04 $2.80 – $4.67
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $4.67 $0.94 – $4.67

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