Evaluation cervicovaginal fluid for specific amniotic fluid proteins qualitative each specimen 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

$460.20

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.

$708.00

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.

$96.15 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $708.00 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.15 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.15 ↓ -79%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.15 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $97.11 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.07 ↓ -79%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $98.11 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $98.11 ↓ -79%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $99.09 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $100.07 ↓ -78%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $103.02 ↓ -78%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $130.49 ↓ -72%
OSCAR OSCAR $133.84 ↓ -71%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $153.64 ↓ -67%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $164.82 ↓ -64%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $197.20 ↓ -57%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $197.20 ↓ -57%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $259.13 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $410.64 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $424.09 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $427.70 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $566.40 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $587.64 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $591.18 ↑ +28%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $637.20 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $637.20 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $637.20 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $637.20 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $637.20 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $637.20 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $637.20 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $637.20 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $708.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $708.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $708.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $708.00 ↑ +54%

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Evaluation cervicovaginal fluid for specific amniotic fluid proteins qualitative each specimen at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $291.41 $3.50 – $291.41
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $211.20 $98.11 – $98.11
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $208.65 $127.08 – $321.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $208.65 $121.34 – $361.32
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $122.20 $53.20 – $197.20
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $108.55 $39.25 – $266.96
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $208.65 $165.22 – $335.51
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $351.00 $70.55 – $351.00

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