Bag urine leg fbrc strap 32oz flipflo anti-reflux valve 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

$63.46

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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.

$97.63

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.

$25.05 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $70.16 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
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $25.05 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $25.68 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $37.89 ↓ -40%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $37.89 ↓ -40%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $40.69 ↓ -36%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $42.03 ↓ -34%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $42.38 ↓ -33%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $56.13 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $58.23 ↓ -8%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
MERITAIN AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
AETNA EAP AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
COVENTRY AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
WEBTPA AETNA $58.58 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.14 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $63.14 ↓ -1%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.14 ↓ -1%
UNITY UNITY HMO $63.14 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.14 ↓ -1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.14 ↓ -1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.14 ↓ -1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.14 ↓ -1%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $70.16 ↑ +11%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $70.16 ↑ +11%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $70.16 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $70.16 ↑ +11%

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Bag urine leg fbrc strap 32oz flipflo anti-reflux valve at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $16.00 $3.93 – $18.40
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $84.60 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $75.32 $32.97 – $83.28
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $63.46 $26.52 – $78.97
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $63.46 $19.86 – $70.16
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2.67 $0.78 – $2.04
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $63.46 $16.49 – $70.16
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $63.46 $36.11 – $73.33

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