Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody 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

$127.40

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.

$196.00

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.

$12.55 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $196.00 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 $12.55 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.67 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.69 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.69 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.69 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.72 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.82 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.94 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.95 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.95 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.08 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.21 ↓ -90%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $13.60 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.22 ↓ -86%
OSCAR OSCAR $17.67 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $20.28 ↓ -84%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $21.76 ↓ -83%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.03 ↓ -80%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.03 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $71.74 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $113.68 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $117.40 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $118.40 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $156.80 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $162.68 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $163.66 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.40 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $176.40 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $176.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.40 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.40 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.40 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $176.40 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $196.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $196.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $196.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $196.00 ↑ +54%

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Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody 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 $99.60 $12.95 – $12.95
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $97.50 $59.39 – $150.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $97.50 $56.70 – $168.84
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $215.15 $12.55 – $331.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $97.50 $57.33 – $150.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $115.05 $12.55 – $177.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $97.50 $77.21 – $156.78

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