Crutches underarm other than wood adjustable or e0114 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

$52.66

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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.

$81.01

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.

$19.83 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $55.55 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $19.83 ↓ -62%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $20.33 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.00 ↓ -43%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.00 ↓ -43%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $32.22 ↓ -39%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $33.27 ↓ -37%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $33.56 ↓ -36%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $44.44 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $46.11 ↓ -12%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
MERITAIN AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
AETNA EAP AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
COVENTRY AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
WEBTPA AETNA $46.38 ↓ -12%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.00 ↓ -5%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $50.00 ↓ -5%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.00 ↓ -5%
UNITY UNITY HMO $50.00 ↓ -5%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.00 ↓ -5%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.00 ↓ -5%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.00 ↓ -5%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.00 ↓ -5%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $55.55 ↑ +5%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $55.55 ↑ +5%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $55.55 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $55.55 ↑ +5%

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Crutches underarm other than wood adjustable or e0114 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $124.80 $5.08 – $143.52
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $46.20 not published
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $52.66 $15.65 – $55.30
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $44.20 $14.12 – $55.15
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $48.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $48.60 $15.30 – $32.85
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $124.80 $5.08 – $25.84
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $124.80 $5.08 – $25.84

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