Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm 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

$243.55

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.

$374.69

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.

$70.95 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $366.09 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 $70.95 ↓ -71%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $71.64 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $71.92 ↓ -70%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $73.22 ↓ -70%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $130.69 ↓ -46%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $133.99 ↓ -45%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $137.65 ↓ -43%
OSCAR OSCAR $139.11 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $197.69 ↓ -19%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $197.69 ↓ -19%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $212.33 ↓ -13%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $219.29 ↓ -10%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $219.65 ↓ -10%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $219.65 ↓ -10%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $221.15 ↓ -9%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $292.87 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $303.85 ↑ +25%
AETNA EAP AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
COVENTRY AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
MERITAIN AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
WEBTPA AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $305.69 ↑ +26%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.48 ↑ +35%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $329.48 ↑ +35%
UNITY UNITY HMO $329.48 ↑ +35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $366.09 ↑ +50%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $366.09 ↑ +50%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $366.09 ↑ +50%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $366.09 ↑ +50%

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Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque not published $712.41 – $1,812.88
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $303.35 $180.52 – $455.98
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $243.55 $138.38 – $412.07
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $243.55 $70.95 – $366.09
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $246.58 $139.92 – $366.09
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $243.55 $63.48 – $366.09
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $243.55 $188.43 – $382.64
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $374.69 $59.75 – $366.09

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