Cta neck without &/or w/contrast 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

$2,692.95

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.

$4,143.00

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.

$157.36 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $4,143.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $157.36 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $158.90 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $159.52 ↓ -94%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.87 ↓ -94%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.87 ↓ -94%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.87 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $172.58 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $174.29 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $176.11 ↓ -93%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $177.85 ↓ -93%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $231.90 ↓ -91%
OSCAR OSCAR $237.86 ↓ -91%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $273.05 ↓ -90%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $292.93 ↓ -89%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $350.47 ↓ -87%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $350.47 ↓ -87%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $405.77 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $405.77 ↓ -85%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $1,479.05 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,516.34 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $2,402.94 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $2,481.66 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $2,502.79 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $3,314.40 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $3,438.69 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $3,459.41 ↑ +28%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,728.70 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,728.70 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $3,728.70 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,728.70 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,728.70 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $3,728.70 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,728.70 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,728.70 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $4,143.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $4,143.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $4,143.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $4,143.00 ↑ +54%

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Cta neck without &/or w/contrast at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $2,579.76 $76.39 – $2,579.76
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,474.20 $170.40 – $238.57
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,558.40 $1,558.26 – $3,936.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,558.40 $1,487.81 – $4,430.36
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,256.04 $9.09 – $4,092.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,558.40 $1,504.34 – $3,936.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,914.25 $165.25 – $2,945.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,558.40 $2,025.86 – $4,113.91

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