Complement antigen each component c3 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

$357.50

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.

$550.00

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.

$11.63 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $120.00 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 $11.63 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11.74 ↓ -97%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.76 ↓ -97%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.76 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.76 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.79 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.88 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.00 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.00 ↓ -97%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.00 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $12.12 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.24 ↓ -97%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $12.60 ↓ -96%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $15.96 ↓ -96%
OSCAR OSCAR $16.37 ↓ -95%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $18.79 ↓ -95%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $20.16 ↓ -94%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $24.12 ↓ -93%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $24.12 ↓ -93%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.92 ↓ -88%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $69.60 ↓ -81%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $71.88 ↓ -80%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $72.49 ↓ -80%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $96.00 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $99.60 ↓ -72%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
COVENTRY AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
MERITAIN AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
WEBTPA AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
AETNA EAP AETNA $100.20 ↓ -72%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.00 ↓ -70%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.00 ↓ -70%
UNITY UNITY HMO $108.00 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $108.00 ↓ -70%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.00 ↓ -70%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.00 ↓ -70%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.00 ↓ -70%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.00 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $120.00 ↓ -66%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $120.00 ↓ -66%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $120.00 ↓ -66%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $120.00 ↓ -66%

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Complement antigen each component c3 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $48.57 $3.50 – $48.57
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $163.80 $12.00 – $12.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $91.00 $55.43 – $140.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $91.00 $52.92 – $157.58
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $125.45 $11.63 – $120.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $91.00 $53.51 – $140.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $111.15 $11.63 – $171.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $91.00 $72.06 – $146.33

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