Drsg oasis fen mesh thick 3x7cm 21sqcm -cost per sq cm 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

$34.84

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.

$53.60

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.

$8.46 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $43.65 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $8.46 ↓ -76%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $8.54 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $8.58 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.73 ↓ -75%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $15.58 ↓ -55%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.98 ↓ -54%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $16.41 ↓ -53%
OSCAR OSCAR $16.59 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.83 ↓ -37%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.83 ↓ -37%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $25.32 ↓ -27%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $26.15 ↓ -25%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.19 ↓ -25%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.19 ↓ -25%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $26.37 ↓ -24%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $34.92 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $36.23 ↑ +4%
AETNA EAP AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
AETNA AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
COVENTRY AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
MERITAIN AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
WEBTPA AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $36.45 ↑ +5%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.29 ↑ +13%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.29 ↑ +13%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.29 ↑ +13%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.29 ↑ +13%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.29 ↑ +13%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.29 ↑ +13%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $39.29 ↑ +13%
UNITY UNITY HMO $39.29 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $43.65 ↑ +25%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $43.65 ↑ +25%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $43.65 ↑ +25%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $43.65 ↑ +25%

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Drsg oasis fen mesh thick 3x7cm 21sqcm -cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $24.80 $11.79 – $28.52
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $411.60 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $27.87 $13.82 – $34.92
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $34.84 $16.50 – $49.13
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $34.84 $8.46 – $43.65
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $34.84 $16.68 – $43.65
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $34.84 $7.57 – $43.65
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $34.84 $22.47 – $45.62

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