Finger joint sz00 swanson w/grommets 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

$2,105.74

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.

$3,239.60

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.

$316.00 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $885.15 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
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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 $316.00 ↓ -85%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $323.96 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $477.98 ↓ -77%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $477.98 ↓ -77%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $513.39 ↓ -76%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $530.20 ↓ -75%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $534.72 ↓ -75%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $708.12 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $734.67 ↓ -65%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
COVENTRY AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
MERITAIN AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
AETNA EAP AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
WEBTPA AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $739.10 ↓ -65%
UNITY UNITY HMO $796.64 ↓ -62%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $796.64 ↓ -62%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $796.64 ↓ -62%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $796.64 ↓ -62%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $796.64 ↓ -62%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $796.64 ↓ -62%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $796.64 ↓ -62%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $796.64 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $885.15 ↓ -58%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $885.15 ↓ -58%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $885.15 ↓ -58%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $885.15 ↓ -58%

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Finger joint sz00 swanson w/grommets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque not published $201.73 – $513.36
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,000.70 $436.48 – $1,102.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,105.74 $334.59 – $996.32
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,105.74 $250.50 – $885.15
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,105.74 $338.30 – $885.15
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,105.74 $208.01 – $885.15
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,105.74 $455.59 – $925.16
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,239.60 $177.92 – $885.15

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