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Cystoscopy (Bladder Scope) 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

$13,890.99

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.

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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.

$0.96 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $1,393.26 with CLAIMDOC — 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 DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $0.96 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $5.04 ↓ -100%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $625.58 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $631.71 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $634.16 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $679.30 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $679.30 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $679.30 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $686.09 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $692.89 ↓ -95%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $700.10 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $707.03 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $921.91 ↓ -93%
OSCAR OSCAR $945.62 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,085.50 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,164.52 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,393.26 ↓ -90%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,393.26 ↓ -90%

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Cystoscopy (Bladder Scope) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $516.00 $72.23 – $593.40
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $921.73 $72.23 – $643.07
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $860.63 $72.23 – $566.94
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $379.20 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,909.70 $1,163.15 – $2,938.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $12,281.26 $3.63 – $1,492.18
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $2,938.00 $806.19 – $2,938.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $398.40 not published

All Iowa hospitals for this procedure →