Graft apligraf 3in 44sqcm-q4101-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

$98.92

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.

$152.19

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.

$29.49 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $152.19 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $29.49 ↓ -70%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $29.78 ↓ -70%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $29.90 ↓ -70%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.44 ↓ -69%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $54.33 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $55.70 ↓ -44%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $57.22 ↓ -42%
OSCAR OSCAR $57.83 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $76.10 ↓ -23%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $76.10 ↓ -23%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $88.27 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $91.16 ↓ -8%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $91.31 ↓ -8%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $91.31 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $91.94 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $121.75 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $126.32 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $127.08 ↑ +28%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.97 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.97 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.97 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.97 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.97 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.97 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $136.97 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $136.97 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $152.19 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $152.19 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $152.19 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $152.19 ↑ +54%

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Graft apligraf 3in 44sqcm-q4101-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $61.60 $21.75 – $47.28
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $2,391.60 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $117.42 $71.52 – $180.64
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $100.11 $58.22 – $173.35
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $100.11 $29.85 – $154.01
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $93.34 $54.88 – $143.60
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $63.48 $16.93 – $97.66
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $94.54 $74.86 – $152.02

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