Kit hfx iq ipg bundle 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

$25,570.56

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.

$39,339.32

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.

$11,353.14 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $31,801.50 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
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $11,353.14 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $11,639.35 ↓ -54%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $18,444.87 ↓ -28%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $19,049.10 ↓ -26%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $19,080.90 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19,080.90 ↓ -25%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $19,211.29 ↓ -25%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $25,441.20 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $26,395.25 ↑ +3%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
MERITAIN AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
AETNA AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
AETNA EAP AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
COVENTRY AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
WEBTPA AETNA $26,554.25 ↑ +4%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28,621.35 ↑ +12%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $28,621.35 ↑ +12%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28,621.35 ↑ +12%
UNITY UNITY HMO $28,621.35 ↑ +12%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28,621.35 ↑ +12%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28,621.35 ↑ +12%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28,621.35 ↑ +12%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28,621.35 ↑ +12%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $31,801.50 ↑ +24%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $31,801.50 ↑ +24%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $31,801.50 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $31,801.50 ↑ +24%

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MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $30,880.20 $18,120.34 – $45,770.00
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