Bx breast 1st lesion strtctc 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

$17,216.35

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.

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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.

$2.70 with BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) vs $3,300.04 with NOVA — 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
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2.70 ↓ -100%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $146.74 ↓ -99%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $490.72 ↓ -97%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,481.73 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,496.26 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,502.07 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,608.97 ↓ -91%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,608.97 ↓ -91%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,608.97 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,625.06 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,641.15 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $1,658.23 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,674.65 ↓ -90%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $2,183.61 ↓ -87%
OSCAR OSCAR $2,239.76 ↓ -87%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $2,571.08 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $2,758.24 ↓ -84%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $3,300.04 ↓ -81%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $3,300.04 ↓ -81%

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Bx breast 1st lesion strtctc at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $3,259.03 $146.74 – $3,259.02
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,988.80 $1,550.93 – $2,171.30
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $8,121.75 $146.74 – $8,330.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $6,938.50 $126.99 – $4,545.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $6,832.80 $146.74 – $7,008.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $4,607.40 $1,550.93 – $2,171.30
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $4,660.50 $146.74 – $4,445.40
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $7,018.44 $146.74 – $2,311.70

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