Hba1/hba2 full gene sequence 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

$1,537.25

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.

$2,365.00

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.

$588.00 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $2,365.00 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 $588.00 ↓ -62%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $588.00 ↓ -62%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $588.00 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $593.88 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $599.76 ↓ -61%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $600.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $600.00 ↓ -61%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $606.00 ↓ -61%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $612.00 ↓ -60%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $630.00 ↓ -59%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $798.00 ↓ -48%
OSCAR OSCAR $818.52 ↓ -47%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $865.59 ↓ -44%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $939.60 ↓ -39%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,008.00 ↓ -34%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,206.00 ↓ -22%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,206.00 ↓ -22%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $1,371.70 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $1,416.64 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,428.70 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1,892.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,962.95 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,974.78 ↑ +28%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,128.50 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $2,128.50 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,128.50 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $2,128.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,128.50 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,128.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,128.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,128.50 ↑ +38%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $2,365.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2,365.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $2,365.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $2,365.00 ↑ +54%

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Hba1/hba2 full gene sequence at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $1,200.00 $3.50 – $840.06
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,537.25 $475.37 – $2,365.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $1,537.25 $588.00 – $2,365.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $1,537.25 $555.78 – $2,365.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $1,200.00 $339.12 – $840.06
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $1,200.00 $227.52 – $630.00
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $1,200.00 $188.64 – $840.06
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $1,200.00 $286.42 – $638.64

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