Herpes simplex type 1 antibody igg 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

$61.75

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.

$95.00

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.

$12.78 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $95.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $12.78 ↓ -79%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.91 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.93 ↓ -79%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.93 ↓ -79%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.93 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.96 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.06 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.18 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.19 ↓ -79%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.19 ↓ -79%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.32 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.45 ↓ -78%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $13.85 ↓ -78%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.54 ↓ -72%
OSCAR OSCAR $17.99 ↓ -71%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $20.66 ↓ -67%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $22.16 ↓ -64%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.51 ↓ -57%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.51 ↓ -57%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $34.77 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $55.10 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $56.91 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $57.39 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $76.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $78.85 ↑ +28%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.50 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $85.50 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.50 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $85.50 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $85.50 ↑ +38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $95.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $95.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $95.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $95.00 ↑ +54%

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Herpes simplex type 1 antibody igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $48.57 $3.50 – $48.57
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $184.80 $13.19 – $13.19
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $85.80 $52.26 – $132.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $85.80 $49.90 – $148.58
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $61.75 $12.78 – $95.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $85.80 $50.45 – $132.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $153.40 $12.78 – $236.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $85.80 $67.94 – $137.97

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