Graft wnd mtrx grfx core 1.5x2cm-q4132-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

$312.02

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.

$480.03

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.

$22.17 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $62.10 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 $22.17 ↓ -93%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $22.73 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.05 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.05 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $36.02 ↓ -88%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $37.20 ↓ -88%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $37.51 ↓ -88%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $49.68 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $51.54 ↓ -83%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
COVENTRY AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
MERITAIN AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
AETNA EAP AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
AETNA AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
WEBTPA AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $51.85 ↓ -83%
UNITY UNITY HMO $55.89 ↓ -82%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $55.89 ↓ -82%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $55.89 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $55.89 ↓ -82%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $55.89 ↓ -82%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $55.89 ↓ -82%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $55.89 ↓ -82%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $55.89 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $62.10 ↓ -80%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $62.10 ↓ -80%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $62.10 ↓ -80%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $62.10 ↓ -80%

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Graft wnd mtrx grfx core 1.5x2cm-q4132-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $326.40 $37.50 – $375.36
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $4,983.00 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $388.64 $19.67 – $49.68
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $312.02 $23.47 – $69.90
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $312.02 $17.57 – $62.10
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $312.02 $23.73 – $62.10
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $312.02 $14.59 – $62.10
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $312.02 $31.96 – $64.91

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