Boot walker genesis full shell 3-strap s 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

$81.97

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.

$126.11

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.

$12.37 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $63.83 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $12.37 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.49 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.54 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.77 ↓ -84%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $22.79 ↓ -72%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $23.36 ↓ -72%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $24.00 ↓ -71%
OSCAR OSCAR $24.26 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $34.47 ↓ -58%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $34.47 ↓ -58%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $37.02 ↓ -55%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $38.23 ↓ -53%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $38.30 ↓ -53%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $38.30 ↓ -53%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $38.56 ↓ -53%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $51.06 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $52.98 ↓ -35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
COVENTRY AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
MERITAIN AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
WEBTPA AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $53.30 ↓ -35%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.45 ↓ -30%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.45 ↓ -30%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.45 ↓ -30%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.45 ↓ -30%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.45 ↓ -30%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $57.45 ↓ -30%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $57.45 ↓ -30%
UNITY UNITY HMO $57.45 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $63.83 ↓ -22%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $63.83 ↓ -22%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $63.83 ↓ -22%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $63.83 ↓ -22%

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Boot walker genesis full shell 3-strap s at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $624.00 $155.62 – $717.60
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $44.40 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $97.29 $29.99 – $75.76
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $81.97 $24.13 – $71.85
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $81.97 $12.37 – $63.83
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $81.97 $24.40 – $63.83
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $82.04 $11.04 – $63.66
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $81.97 $32.85 – $66.72

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