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Wrist X-ray 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

$413.40

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.

$636.00

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.

$160.27 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $477.25 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 $160.27 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $235.02 ↓ -43%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $239.81 ↓ -42%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $242.19 ↓ -41%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $246.64 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $251.69 ↓ -39%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $257.88 ↓ -38%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $261.78 ↓ -37%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $294.09 ↓ -29%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $296.80 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $296.80 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $296.80 ↓ -28%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $298.41 ↓ -28%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $299.85 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $315.80 ↓ -24%
WEBTPA AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
COVENTRY AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
AETNA AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
MERITAIN AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
AETNA EAP AETNA $350.65 ↓ -15%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $381.60 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $381.60 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $381.60 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $381.60 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $381.60 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $381.60 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $381.60 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $398.90 ↓ -4%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $424.00 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $424.00 ↑ +3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $477.25 ↑ +15%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $477.25 ↑ +15%

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Wrist X-ray at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $386.76 $7.71 – $142.13
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $258.84 $7.71 – $170.51
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $242.40 $84.28 – $118.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $413.40 $167.86 – $424.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $915.20 $80.14 – $389.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $413.40 $162.05 – $424.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $455.65 $81.99 – $467.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $413.40 $218.23 – $443.16

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