Allograft epieffect 2x3cm-q4186-cost per sq cm 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

$2,097.63

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.

$3,227.12

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.

$12.20 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $62.95 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $12.20 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.32 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.37 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.59 ↓ -99%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $22.47 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $23.04 ↓ -99%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $23.67 ↓ -99%
OSCAR OSCAR $23.92 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.48 ↓ -98%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.48 ↓ -98%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $36.51 ↓ -98%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $37.71 ↓ -98%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $37.77 ↓ -98%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $37.77 ↓ -98%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $38.03 ↓ -98%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $50.36 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $52.25 ↓ -98%
AETNA EAP AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
AETNA AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
COVENTRY AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
MERITAIN AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
WEBTPA AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $52.56 ↓ -97%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $56.66 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $56.66 ↓ -97%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $56.66 ↓ -97%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $56.66 ↓ -97%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $56.66 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $56.66 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $56.66 ↓ -97%
UNITY UNITY HMO $56.66 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $62.95 ↓ -97%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $62.95 ↓ -97%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $62.95 ↓ -97%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $62.95 ↓ -97%

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Allograft epieffect 2x3cm-q4186-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $316.80 $145.92 – $364.32
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,492.97 $29.58 – $74.72
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,097.63 $23.80 – $70.86
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,097.63 $12.20 – $62.95
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,097.63 $24.06 – $62.95
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,097.63 $10.92 – $62.95
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,097.63 $32.40 – $65.80
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,227.12 $10.27 – $62.95

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