Cath 2lum 14.5frx43cm maxid kt mahurkar 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

$1,555.72

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.

$2,393.42

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.

$38.50 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $107.84 with STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH — 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 $38.50 ↓ -98%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $39.47 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.23 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.23 ↓ -96%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $62.55 ↓ -96%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $64.60 ↓ -96%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $65.15 ↓ -96%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $86.27 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $89.51 ↓ -94%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
COVENTRY AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
MERITAIN AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
AETNA EAP AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
WEBTPA AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $90.05 ↓ -94%
UNITY UNITY HMO $97.06 ↓ -94%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.06 ↓ -94%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.06 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $97.06 ↓ -94%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.06 ↓ -94%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.06 ↓ -94%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.06 ↓ -94%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $97.06 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $107.84 ↓ -93%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $107.84 ↓ -93%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $107.84 ↓ -93%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $107.84 ↓ -93%

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Cath 2lum 14.5frx43cm maxid kt mahurkar at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $1,702.50 $695.90 – $1,702.50
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $215.40 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,384.10 $50.68 – $128.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,555.72 $40.76 – $121.38
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,555.72 $30.52 – $107.84
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,555.72 $41.22 – $107.84
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,555.72 $25.34 – $107.84
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,555.72 $55.51 – $112.71

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