Apl(pml-rara) quant - sendout 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

$778.05

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.

$1,197.00

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.

$203.16 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $1,197.00 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $203.16 ↓ -74%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $203.16 ↓ -74%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $203.16 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $205.20 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $207.23 ↓ -73%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $207.31 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $207.31 ↓ -73%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $209.38 ↓ -73%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $211.46 ↓ -73%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $217.68 ↓ -72%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $275.72 ↓ -65%
OSCAR OSCAR $282.81 ↓ -64%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $324.65 ↓ -58%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $348.28 ↓ -55%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $416.69 ↓ -46%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $416.69 ↓ -46%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $438.10 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $694.26 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $717.00 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $723.11 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $957.60 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $993.51 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $999.50 ↑ +28%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,077.30 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $1,077.30 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,077.30 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,077.30 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,077.30 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,077.30 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,077.30 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,077.30 ↑ +38%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $1,197.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,197.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,197.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,197.00 ↑ +54%

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Apl(pml-rara) quant - sendout at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $465.60 $3.50 – $322.50
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $512.40 $207.31 – $207.31
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $778.05 $203.16 – $1,197.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $778.05 $203.16 – $1,197.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $570.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $717.00 $406.30 – $872.35
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $778.05 $203.16 – $1,197.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $465.60 $117.17 – $322.50

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