#a/b/c/c/h pnl-candida albicans ab at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center

250 Mercy Drive, Dubuque, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1659348506

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$65.00

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.

$100.00

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.

$11.64 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $36.00 with STEPHENSON CTY 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $11.64 ↓ -82%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11.75 ↓ -82%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.77 ↓ -82%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.77 ↓ -82%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.77 ↓ -82%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.80 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.89 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.01 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.01 ↓ -82%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.01 ↓ -82%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $12.13 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.25 ↓ -81%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $12.61 ↓ -81%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $13.18 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $15.97 ↓ -75%
OSCAR OSCAR $16.38 ↓ -75%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $18.81 ↓ -71%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $20.18 ↓ -69%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $20.88 ↓ -68%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $21.56 ↓ -67%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $21.75 ↓ -67%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $24.14 ↓ -63%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $24.14 ↓ -63%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $28.80 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $29.88 ↓ -54%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
COVENTRY AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
MERITAIN AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
WEBTPA AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
AETNA EAP AETNA $30.06 ↓ -54%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.40 ↓ -50%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.40 ↓ -50%
UNITY UNITY HMO $32.40 ↓ -50%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $32.40 ↓ -50%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.40 ↓ -50%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.40 ↓ -50%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.40 ↓ -50%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.40 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $36.00 ↓ -45%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $36.00 ↓ -45%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $36.00 ↓ -45%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $36.00 ↓ -45%

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#a/b/c/c/h pnl-candida albicans ab at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $48.57 $3.50 – $48.57
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $175.20 $12.01 – $12.01
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $65.00 $11.64 – $100.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $65.00 $11.64 – $100.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $195.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $43.80 $19.04 – $40.88
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $65.00 $11.64 – $100.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $48.57 $7.21 – $31.99

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