Cmv pcr-sendout 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

$332.15

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.

$511.00

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.

$34.01 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $128.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $34.01 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $34.34 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $34.47 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.73 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.08 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -89%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $35.44 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.79 ↓ -89%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $36.84 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $46.67 ↓ -86%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $46.85 ↓ -86%
OSCAR OSCAR $47.87 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $54.95 ↓ -83%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $58.95 ↓ -82%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↓ -79%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↓ -79%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $74.24 ↓ -78%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $76.67 ↓ -77%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $77.32 ↓ -77%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $102.40 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $106.24 ↓ -68%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
COVENTRY AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
MERITAIN AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
AETNA AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
WEBTPA AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
AETNA EAP AETNA $106.88 ↓ -68%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $115.20 ↓ -65%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $115.20 ↓ -65%
UNITY UNITY HMO $115.20 ↓ -65%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $115.20 ↓ -65%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $115.20 ↓ -65%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $115.20 ↓ -65%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $115.20 ↓ -65%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $115.20 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $128.00 ↓ -61%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $128.00 ↓ -61%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $128.00 ↓ -61%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $128.00 ↓ -61%

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Cmv pcr-sendout at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $88.80 $3.50 – $67.14
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $435.00 $35.09 – $35.09
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $487.00 $34.01 – $487.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $316.55 $34.01 – $487.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $349.05 $34.01 – $537.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $316.55 $34.01 – $227.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $457.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $117.60 $66.64 – $143.08

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