Bx breast add lesion Ultrasound imag 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

$1,077.70

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.

$1,658.00

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.

$69.34 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $1,658.00 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 DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $69.34 ↓ -94%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $364.04 ↓ -66%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $591.91 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $606.83 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $961.64 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $993.14 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,001.60 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1,326.40 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,376.14 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,384.43 ↑ +28%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,492.20 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,492.20 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,492.20 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $1,492.20 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,492.20 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,492.20 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,492.20 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,492.20 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,658.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,658.00 ↑ +54%

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Bx breast add lesion Ultrasound imag at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $2,385.85 $69.34 – $2,385.85
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,839.00 not published
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,385.50 $69.34 – $3,670.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $4,319.00 $69.34 – $4,319.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $1,474.85 $69.34 – $2,269.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $2,124.00 not published
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $1,905.80 $69.34 – $3,576.15
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $1,721.26 $69.34 – $1,133.88

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