Allograft umbilical epicord 15 sq cm-q4187-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

$815.54

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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$1,254.67

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.

$116.69 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $602.10 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $116.69 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $117.83 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $118.29 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $120.42 ↓ -85%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $214.95 ↓ -74%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $220.37 ↓ -73%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $226.39 ↓ -72%
OSCAR OSCAR $228.80 ↓ -72%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $301.05 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $301.05 ↓ -63%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $349.22 ↓ -57%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $360.66 ↓ -56%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $361.26 ↓ -56%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $361.26 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $363.73 ↓ -55%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $481.68 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $499.74 ↓ -39%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
MERITAIN AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
COVENTRY AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
AETNA EAP AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
WEBTPA AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA $502.75 ↓ -38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $541.89 ↓ -34%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $541.89 ↓ -34%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $541.89 ↓ -34%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $541.89 ↓ -34%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $541.89 ↓ -34%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $541.89 ↓ -34%
UNITY UNITY HMO $541.89 ↓ -34%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $541.89 ↓ -34%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $602.10 ↓ -26%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $602.10 ↓ -26%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $602.10 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $602.10 ↓ -26%

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Allograft umbilical epicord 15 sq cm-q4187-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $231.20 $219.02 – $319.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,015.79 $296.91 – $749.95
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $815.54 $227.59 – $677.72
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $815.54 $116.69 – $602.10
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $815.54 $230.12 – $602.10
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $815.54 $104.40 – $602.10
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $815.54 $309.90 – $629.31
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,254.67 $98.26 – $602.10

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