Drug test(s) presumptive any class instrument chemistry analyzers 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

$912.60

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.

$484.00

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.

$21.67 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $484.00 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
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $21.67 ↓ -98%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $60.21 ↓ -93%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $60.80 ↓ -93%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $60.90 ↓ -93%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $60.90 ↓ -93%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $60.90 ↓ -93%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $61.04 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $61.51 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $62.12 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $62.14 ↓ -93%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $62.14 ↓ -93%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $62.76 ↓ -93%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $63.38 ↓ -93%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $65.25 ↓ -93%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $82.65 ↓ -91%
OSCAR OSCAR $84.77 ↓ -91%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $97.31 ↓ -89%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $104.40 ↓ -89%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $124.90 ↓ -86%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $124.90 ↓ -86%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $177.14 ↓ -81%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $280.72 ↓ -69%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $289.92 ↓ -68%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $292.38 ↓ -68%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $387.20 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $401.72 ↓ -56%
COVENTRY AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
MERITAIN AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
AETNA AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
WEBTPA AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
AETNA EAP AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $404.14 ↓ -56%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $435.60 ↓ -52%
UNITY UNITY HMO $435.60 ↓ -52%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $435.60 ↓ -52%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $435.60 ↓ -52%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $435.60 ↓ -52%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $435.60 ↓ -52%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $435.60 ↓ -52%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $435.60 ↓ -52%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $484.00 ↓ -47%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $484.00 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $484.00 ↓ -47%

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Drug test(s) presumptive any class instrument chemistry analyzers at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $127.20 $3.50 – $126.42
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $516.60 $62.14 – $62.14
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $137.15 $83.53 – $211.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $137.15 $61.51 – $237.50
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $431.60 $9.09 – $177.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $137.15 $61.51 – $211.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,007.00 $9.09 – $169.10
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $137.15 $61.51 – $220.54

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