Echocardiography transthoracic 2d complete w/contrast or without & w/contrast with doppler 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

$2,200.25

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$3,385.00

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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.

$505.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $3,385.00 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

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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $505.00 ↓ -77%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $505.00 ↓ -77%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $703.29 ↓ -68%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $710.18 ↓ -68%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $712.94 ↓ -68%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $763.69 ↓ -65%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $763.69 ↓ -65%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $763.69 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $771.33 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $778.96 ↓ -65%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $787.07 ↓ -64%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $794.86 ↓ -64%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $1,036.44 ↓ -53%
OSCAR OSCAR $1,063.09 ↓ -52%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $1,208.45 ↓ -45%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,220.35 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,238.91 ↓ -44%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,309.18 ↓ -40%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,566.34 ↓ -29%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,566.34 ↓ -29%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $1,963.30 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $2,027.62 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $2,044.88 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $2,708.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $2,809.55 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $2,826.48 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,046.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,046.50 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $3,046.50 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $3,046.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,046.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,046.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,046.50 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $3,046.50 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $3,385.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3,385.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3,385.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $3,385.00 ↑ +54%

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d complete w/contrast or without & w/contrast with doppler at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $1,909.59 $694.64 – $1,909.58
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,512.60 $756.26 – $1,058.77
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,943.50 $1,183.74 – $2,990.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,651.65 $653.00 – $2,541.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,943.50 $1,142.78 – $2,990.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $698.10 $252.39 – $1,852.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,587.00 $530.00 – $3,587.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $2,124.85 $530.00 – $3,269.00

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