Compatibility test each unit antiglobulin technique 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

$350.35

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.

$539.00

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.

$152.85 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $539.00 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 $152.85 ↓ -56%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $154.35 ↓ -56%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $154.95 ↓ -56%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $157.25 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $157.25 ↓ -55%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.97 ↓ -53%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.97 ↓ -53%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.97 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $167.63 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $169.29 ↓ -52%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $171.05 ↓ -51%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $172.75 ↓ -51%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $197.27 ↓ -44%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $225.25 ↓ -36%
OSCAR OSCAR $231.04 ↓ -34%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $265.22 ↓ -24%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $284.53 ↓ -19%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $312.62 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $322.86 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $325.61 ↓ -7%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $340.41 ↓ -3%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $340.41 ↓ -3%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $404.25 ↑ +15%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $431.20 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $447.37 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $450.07 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $485.10 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $485.10 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $485.10 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $485.10 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $485.10 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $485.10 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $485.10 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $485.10 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $539.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $539.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $539.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $539.00 ↑ +54%

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Compatibility test each unit antiglobulin technique at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $156.24 $21.21 – $190.30
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $93.60 $81.25 – $164.03
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $144.95 $88.29 – $223.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $144.95 $84.29 – $251.01
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $144.95 $85.23 – $223.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $274.95 $90.61 – $423.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $144.95 $114.78 – $233.08
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $194.00 $38.99 – $330.76

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