Irradiation of blood product each unit reference 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

$137.15

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.

$211.00

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.

$33.51 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $211.00 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 $33.51 ↓ -76%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $33.83 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.96 ↓ -75%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.96 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $33.97 ↓ -75%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.39 ↓ -73%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.39 ↓ -73%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.39 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.75 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.11 ↓ -73%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $37.50 ↓ -73%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.87 ↓ -72%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $49.38 ↓ -64%
OSCAR OSCAR $50.65 ↓ -63%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $58.15 ↓ -58%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $62.38 ↓ -55%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $74.63 ↓ -46%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $74.63 ↓ -46%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $77.23 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $122.38 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $126.39 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $127.47 ↓ -7%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $158.25 ↑ +15%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $168.80 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $175.13 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $176.19 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $189.90 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $189.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $211.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $211.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $211.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $211.00 ↑ +54%

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Irradiation of blood product each unit reference at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $164.99 $16.50 – $164.98
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $304.20 $31.85 – $37.57
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $202.15 $117.56 – $350.06
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $137.15 $33.96 – $211.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $202.15 $118.86 – $311.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $32.50 $11.75 – $72.17
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $202.15 $160.07 – $325.06
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $211.00 $33.96 – $211.00

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