Bln press regulation 71-80cm 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

$10,109.53

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.

$15,553.13

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.

$1,619.45 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $4,536.28 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
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $1,619.45 ↓ -84%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,660.28 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,449.59 ↓ -76%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,449.59 ↓ -76%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $2,631.04 ↓ -74%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $2,717.23 ↓ -73%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $2,740.37 ↓ -73%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $3,629.02 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $3,765.11 ↓ -63%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
COVENTRY AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
MERITAIN AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
AETNA EAP AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
AETNA AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
WEBTPA AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $3,787.79 ↓ -63%
UNITY UNITY HMO $4,082.65 ↓ -60%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,082.65 ↓ -60%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,082.65 ↓ -60%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $4,082.65 ↓ -60%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,082.65 ↓ -60%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,082.65 ↓ -60%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,082.65 ↓ -60%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4,082.65 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $4,536.28 ↓ -55%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $4,536.28 ↓ -55%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $4,536.28 ↓ -55%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $4,536.28 ↓ -55%

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Bln press regulation 71-80cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $9,605.26 $1,706.33 – $4,310.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $10,109.53 $1,714.71 – $5,106.04
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $10,109.53 $1,283.77 – $4,536.28
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $10,109.53 $1,733.77 – $4,536.28
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $10,109.53 $1,066.03 – $4,536.28
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $10,109.53 $2,334.82 – $4,741.32
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $15,455.65 $911.79 – $4,536.28
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $10,109.53 $911.79 – $4,536.28

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