Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density 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

$44.47

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.

$68.41

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.

$0.46 with WELLPOINT MEDICAID vs $2.36 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
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $0.46 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $0.46 ↓ -99%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $0.46 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $0.47 ↓ -99%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $0.84 ↓ -98%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $0.86 ↓ -98%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $0.89 ↓ -98%
OSCAR OSCAR $0.90 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1.27 ↓ -97%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1.27 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $1.37 ↓ -97%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $1.41 ↓ -97%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1.42 ↓ -97%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1.42 ↓ -97%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1.43 ↓ -97%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1.89 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1.96 ↓ -96%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
AETNA AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
COVENTRY AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
MERITAIN AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
WEBTPA AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1.97 ↓ -96%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2.12 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2.12 ↓ -95%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2.12 ↓ -95%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2.12 ↓ -95%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2.12 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2.12 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $2.12 ↓ -95%
UNITY UNITY HMO $2.12 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $2.36 ↓ -95%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $2.36 ↓ -95%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2.36 ↓ -95%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $2.36 ↓ -95%

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Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $80.00 $5.80 – $46.25
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $78.00 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $52.78 $3.74 – $9.44
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $44.47 $0.89 – $2.66
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $44.47 $0.46 – $2.36
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $44.47 $0.90 – $2.36
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $44.47 $0.41 – $2.36
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $44.47 $1.21 – $2.47

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