Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step shiga-like toxin 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

$62.40

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.

$96.00

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.

$11.61 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $96.00 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 $11.61 ↓ -81%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11.72 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.74 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.74 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.74 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.77 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.86 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.98 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.98 ↓ -81%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.98 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $12.10 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.22 ↓ -80%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $12.58 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $15.93 ↓ -74%
OSCAR OSCAR $16.34 ↓ -74%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $18.76 ↓ -70%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $20.13 ↓ -68%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $24.08 ↓ -61%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $24.08 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $35.14 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $55.68 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $57.50 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $57.99 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $76.80 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $79.68 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $80.16 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.40 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $86.40 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $86.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.40 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.40 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.40 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $86.40 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $96.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $96.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $96.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $96.00 ↑ +54%

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Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step shiga-like toxin at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $38.58 $3.50 – $38.58
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $63.60 $11.98 – $11.98
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $63.70 $37.04 – $110.31
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $63.70 $37.46 – $98.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $56.55 $11.61 – $87.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $63.70 $50.44 – $102.43
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $70.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $42.00 $17.34 – $37.23

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