Bln stent lg 19mm diam 10-12mm palmaz gen trnshpat unmtd 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

$1,815.54

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,793.14

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.

$626.98 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $1,756.25 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 $626.98 ↓ -65%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $642.79 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $948.38 ↓ -48%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $948.38 ↓ -48%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $1,018.63 ↓ -44%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $1,051.99 ↓ -42%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,060.95 ↓ -42%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1,405.00 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,457.69 ↓ -20%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,466.47 ↓ -19%
UNITY UNITY HMO $1,580.63 ↓ -13%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,580.63 ↓ -13%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,580.63 ↓ -13%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,580.63 ↓ -13%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,580.63 ↓ -13%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,580.63 ↓ -13%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,580.63 ↓ -13%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,580.63 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,756.25 ↓ -3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,756.25 ↓ -3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,756.25 ↓ -3%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $1,756.25 ↓ -3%

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Bln stent lg 19mm diam 10-12mm palmaz gen trnshpat unmtd at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,615.25 $618.59 – $1,562.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,815.54 $663.86 – $1,976.84
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,815.54 $497.02 – $1,756.25
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,815.54 $671.24 – $1,756.25
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,815.54 $412.72 – $1,756.25
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,815.54 $903.94 – $1,835.63
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $2,793.14 $353.01 – $1,756.25
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,815.54 $353.01 – $1,756.25

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