Bilirubin direct 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

$97.50

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.

$150.00

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.

$4.87 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $150.00 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 $4.87 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $4.91 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.92 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.92 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.92 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $4.93 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4.97 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.02 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.02 ↓ -95%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.02 ↓ -95%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $5.07 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.12 ↓ -95%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $5.27 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $6.68 ↓ -93%
OSCAR OSCAR $6.85 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $7.86 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $8.43 ↓ -91%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $10.09 ↓ -90%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $10.09 ↓ -90%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $54.90 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $87.00 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $89.85 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $90.62 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $120.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $124.50 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $125.25 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $135.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $135.00 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $135.00 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $135.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $135.00 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $135.00 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $135.00 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $135.00 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $150.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $150.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $150.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $150.00 ↑ +54%

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Bilirubin direct at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $33.57 $3.01 – $33.57
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $34.80 $5.02 – $5.02
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $42.90 $26.13 – $66.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $42.90 $24.95 – $74.29
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $45.50 $4.87 – $70.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $42.90 $25.23 – $66.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $40.95 $4.87 – $63.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $42.90 $33.97 – $68.98

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