X-ray elbow >= 3 views (both sides) 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

$327.60

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.

$504.00

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.

$127.01 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $378.20 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 $127.01 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.24 ↓ -43%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $190.04 ↓ -42%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $191.92 ↓ -41%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $195.45 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $199.45 ↓ -39%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $204.36 ↓ -38%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $207.45 ↓ -37%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $233.05 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $235.20 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $235.20 ↓ -28%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $235.20 ↓ -28%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $236.48 ↓ -28%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $237.62 ↓ -27%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $250.25 ↓ -24%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
AETNA AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
COVENTRY AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
MERITAIN AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
WEBTPA AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
AETNA EAP AETNA $277.87 ↓ -15%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.40 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.40 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.40 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.40 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.40 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $302.40 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $302.40 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $316.11 ↓ -4%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $336.00 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $336.00 ↑ +3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $378.20 ↑ +15%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $378.20 ↑ +15%

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X-ray elbow >= 3 views (both sides) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $268.20 $84.28 – $118.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $327.60 $133.02 – $336.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $374.40 $80.14 – $384.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $327.60 $128.42 – $336.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $455.65 $81.99 – $467.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $327.60 $172.94 – $351.19
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $923.00 $82.14 – $615.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $504.00 $5.33 – $336.00

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