Kit sound processor cochlear osia 2 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

$5,830.16

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.

$8,969.47

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.

$1,233.64 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $6,365.52 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $1,233.64 ↓ -79%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,245.73 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,250.57 ↓ -79%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $1,273.10 ↓ -78%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $2,272.49 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,329.78 ↓ -60%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $2,393.44 ↓ -59%
OSCAR OSCAR $2,418.90 ↓ -59%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $3,692.00 ↓ -37%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $3,812.95 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,819.31 ↓ -34%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $3,819.31 ↓ -34%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $3,819.31 ↓ -34%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,819.31 ↓ -34%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $3,845.41 ↓ -34%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $5,092.42 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $5,283.38 ↓ -9%
AETNA EAP AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
COVENTRY AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
MERITAIN AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
WEBTPA AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $5,315.21 ↓ -9%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,728.97 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,728.97 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,728.97 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,728.97 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,728.97 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,728.97 ↓ -2%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $5,728.97 ↓ -2%
UNITY UNITY HMO $5,728.97 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $6,365.52 ↑ +9%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $6,365.52 ↑ +9%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $6,365.52 ↑ +9%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $6,365.52 ↑ +9%

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Kit sound processor cochlear osia 2 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque not published $1,032.10 – $2,626.40
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $5,801.69 $2,394.40 – $6,048.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $6,106.28 $2,406.17 – $7,165.03
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $6,106.28 $1,233.64 – $6,365.52
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $6,106.28 $2,432.90 – $6,365.52
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $6,106.28 $1,103.78 – $6,365.52
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $6,106.28 $3,276.33 – $6,653.24
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $9,517.95 $1,038.85 – $6,365.52

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