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Urine Culture Test 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

$58.50

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.

$90.00

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.

$34.02 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $101.30 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 $34.02 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $49.89 ↓ -15%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $50.90 ↓ -13%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $51.41 ↓ -12%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $52.35 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $53.42 ↓ -9%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $54.74 ↓ -6%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $55.57 ↓ -5%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $62.42 ↑ +7%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $63.00 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $63.00 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $63.00 ↑ +8%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $63.34 ↑ +8%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $63.65 ↑ +9%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $67.03 ↑ +15%
WEBTPA AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
COVENTRY AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
MERITAIN AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
AETNA EAP AETNA $74.43 ↑ +27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.00 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.00 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.00 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $81.00 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $81.00 ↑ +38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $84.67 ↑ +45%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $90.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $90.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $101.30 ↑ +73%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $101.30 ↑ +73%

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MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $45.00 $8.07 – $8.07
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $58.50 $35.63 – $90.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $411.45 $7.82 – $135.00
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