Bone/joint imaging ltd area 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

$560.95

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.

$863.00

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.

$308.09 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $874.53 with GEHA — 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 $308.09 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $315.86 ↓ -44%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $358.66 ↓ -36%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $362.17 ↓ -35%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $363.58 ↓ -35%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $389.45 ↓ -31%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $389.45 ↓ -31%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $389.45 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $393.35 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $397.24 ↓ -29%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $401.38 ↓ -28%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $405.35 ↓ -28%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $500.54 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $516.94 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $521.34 ↓ -7%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $528.55 ↓ -6%
OSCAR OSCAR $542.14 ↓ -3%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $622.33 ↑ +11%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $667.64 ↑ +19%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $690.40 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $716.29 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $720.61 ↑ +28%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $776.70 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $776.70 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $776.70 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $776.70 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $776.70 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $776.70 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $776.70 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $776.70 ↑ +38%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $798.78 ↑ +42%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $798.78 ↑ +42%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $863.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $863.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $863.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $863.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $874.53 ↑ +56%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $874.53 ↑ +56%

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Bone/joint imaging ltd area at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $723.83 $27.00 – $723.82
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $535.20 $384.64 – $538.50
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,460.55 $377.34 – $2,247.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $845.00 $332.80 – $1,300.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $585.00 $384.64 – $538.50
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $825.08 $27.00 – $543.52
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $898.18 $27.00 – $452.46
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $874.76 $27.00 – $387.14

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