Drsg wnd 8.2x9cm sq bilayer theragenesis ster-74sq cm-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

$94.94

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.

$146.06

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.

$40.04 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $112.15 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $40.04 ↓ -58%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $41.05 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $56.08 ↓ -41%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $56.08 ↓ -41%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $65.05 ↓ -31%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $67.18 ↓ -29%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $67.75 ↓ -29%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $89.72 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $93.08 ↓ -2%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
MERITAIN AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
AETNA AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
AETNA EAP AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
COVENTRY AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
WEBTPA AETNA $93.65 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.94 ↑ +6%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $100.94 ↑ +6%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.94 ↑ +6%
UNITY UNITY HMO $100.94 ↑ +6%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.94 ↑ +6%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.94 ↑ +6%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.94 ↑ +6%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.94 ↑ +6%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $112.15 ↑ +18%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $112.15 ↑ +18%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $112.15 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $112.15 ↑ +18%

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Drsg wnd 8.2x9cm sq bilayer theragenesis ster-74sq cm-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque not published $70.01 – $166.64
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $112.68 $52.70 – $133.12
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $94.94 $42.39 – $126.24
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $94.94 $31.74 – $112.15
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $94.94 $42.86 – $112.15
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $94.94 $26.36 – $112.15
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $94.94 $57.72 – $117.22
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $146.06 $22.54 – $112.15

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