Implant ureth bulk agent 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

$2,100.47

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.

$3,231.50

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.

$532.18 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $1,490.71 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 $532.18 ↓ -75%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $545.60 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $804.98 ↓ -62%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $804.98 ↓ -62%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $864.61 ↓ -59%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $892.94 ↓ -57%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $900.54 ↓ -57%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1,192.57 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,237.29 ↓ -41%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,244.74 ↓ -41%
UNITY UNITY HMO $1,341.64 ↓ -36%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,341.64 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,341.64 ↓ -36%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,341.64 ↓ -36%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,341.64 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,341.64 ↓ -36%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,341.64 ↓ -36%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,341.64 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,490.71 ↓ -29%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,490.71 ↓ -29%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,490.71 ↓ -29%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $1,490.71 ↓ -29%

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Implant ureth bulk agent at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $1,297.80 $131.41 – $1,297.80
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,524.25 $525.06 – $1,326.25
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,141.57 $563.49 – $1,677.94
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,141.57 $421.87 – $1,490.71
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,100.47 $569.75 – $1,490.71
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,139.62 $293.87 – $1,250.51
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,141.57 $767.27 – $1,558.09
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,231.50 $299.63 – $1,490.71

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