Cytogenetics 25-99 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

$111.80

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.

$172.00

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.

$41.07 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $172.00 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 $41.07 ↓ -63%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $41.47 ↓ -63%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.53 ↓ -63%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.53 ↓ -63%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.53 ↓ -63%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $41.63 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.95 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $42.36 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $42.38 ↓ -62%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $42.38 ↓ -62%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $42.80 ↓ -62%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.23 ↓ -61%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $44.50 ↓ -60%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $56.37 ↓ -50%
OSCAR OSCAR $57.81 ↓ -48%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $62.95 ↓ -44%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $66.37 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $71.20 ↓ -36%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $85.18 ↓ -24%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $85.18 ↓ -24%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $99.76 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $103.03 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $103.91 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $137.60 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $142.76 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $143.62 ↑ +28%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $154.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $154.80 ↑ +38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $172.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $172.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $172.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $172.00 ↑ +54%

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Cytogenetics 25-99 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $127.86 $3.50 – $127.86
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $169.20 $42.38 – $42.38
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $111.80 $34.57 – $172.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $135.20 $41.07 – $172.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $188.40 not published
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $111.80 $40.42 – $172.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $127.86 $42.38 – $84.23
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $127.86 $42.38 – $64.41

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