Device ablt adv novasure 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

$6,237.48

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.

$9,596.13

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.

$155.49 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $435.55 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
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $155.49 ↓ -98%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $159.41 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $235.20 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $235.20 ↓ -96%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $252.62 ↓ -96%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $260.89 ↓ -96%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $263.12 ↓ -96%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $348.44 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $361.51 ↓ -94%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
COVENTRY AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
MERITAIN AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
AETNA EAP AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
WEBTPA AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $363.68 ↓ -94%
UNITY UNITY HMO $392.00 ↓ -94%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $392.00 ↓ -94%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $392.00 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $392.00 ↓ -94%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $392.00 ↓ -94%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $392.00 ↓ -94%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $392.00 ↓ -94%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $392.00 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $435.55 ↓ -93%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $435.55 ↓ -93%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $435.55 ↓ -93%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $435.55 ↓ -93%

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Device ablt adv novasure at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $10,183.00 $2,985.77 – $7,304.65
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $5,926.35 $214.78 – $542.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $6,237.48 $164.64 – $490.26
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $6,237.48 $123.26 – $435.55
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $6,237.48 $166.47 – $435.55
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $6,237.48 $102.35 – $435.55
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $6,237.48 $224.18 – $455.24
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $9,596.13 $87.55 – $435.55

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