Infectious agent nucleic acid joint space pathogens multiplex amplified probe >= 26 targets 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

$1,325.35

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.

$2,039.00

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.

$666.17 with MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $2,039.00 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
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $666.17 ↓ -50%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $666.17 ↓ -50%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $666.17 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $672.84 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $679.50 ↓ -49%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $686.57 ↓ -48%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $693.37 ↓ -48%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $713.76 ↓ -46%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $746.27 ↓ -44%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $904.09 ↓ -32%
OSCAR OSCAR $927.34 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,019.50 ↓ -23%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,019.50 ↓ -23%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,064.52 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,142.01 ↓ -14%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $1,182.62 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $1,221.36 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,231.76 ↓ -7%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,366.34 ↑ +3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,366.34 ↑ +3%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1,631.20 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,692.37 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,702.57 ↑ +28%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,835.10 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $1,835.10 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,835.10 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,835.10 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,835.10 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,835.10 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,835.10 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,835.10 ↑ +38%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $2,039.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2,039.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $2,039.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $2,039.00 ↑ +54%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid joint space pathogens multiplex amplified probe >= 26 targets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,325.35 $807.24 – $2,039.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,325.35 $770.74 – $2,295.10
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,325.35 $577.04 – $2,039.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,325.35 $779.31 – $2,039.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,325.35 $479.17 – $2,039.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,325.35 $1,049.47 – $2,131.16
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $2,039.00 $409.84 – $2,039.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,325.35 $409.84 – $2,039.00

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