Kit cath ivl 2.5x40mm 135cm shockwave s4 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

$6,430.77

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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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$9,893.50

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.

$2,066.58 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $5,788.75 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 $2,066.58 ↓ -68%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,118.68 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,125.93 ↓ -51%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,125.93 ↓ -51%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $3,357.48 ↓ -48%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $3,467.46 ↓ -46%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $3,496.98 ↓ -46%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $4,631.00 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $4,804.66 ↓ -25%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
COVENTRY AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
MERITAIN AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
AETNA EAP AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
WEBTPA AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $4,833.61 ↓ -25%
UNITY UNITY HMO $5,209.88 ↓ -19%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,209.88 ↓ -19%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,209.88 ↓ -19%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $5,209.88 ↓ -19%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,209.88 ↓ -19%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,209.88 ↓ -19%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,209.88 ↓ -19%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,209.88 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $5,788.75 ↓ -10%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $5,788.75 ↓ -10%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $5,788.75 ↓ -10%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $5,788.75 ↓ -10%

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Kit cath ivl 2.5x40mm 135cm shockwave s4 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $11,618.40 $4,749.02 – $11,618.40
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $10,575.00 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $6,110.00 $2,177.45 – $5,500.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $6,430.77 $2,188.15 – $6,515.82
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $6,430.77 $1,638.22 – $5,788.75
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $6,430.77 $2,212.46 – $5,788.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $6,430.77 $1,360.36 – $5,788.75
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $6,430.77 $2,979.47 – $6,050.40

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