Mayo fbl culture fungi blood 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

$106.60

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.

$164.00

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.

$19.83 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $164.00 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 $19.83 ↓ -81%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $20.02 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.05 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.05 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.05 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $20.10 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.25 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.45 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.46 ↓ -81%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.46 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $20.66 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.87 ↓ -80%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $21.48 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $27.21 ↓ -74%
OSCAR OSCAR $27.91 ↓ -74%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $32.04 ↓ -70%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $34.37 ↓ -68%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $41.12 ↓ -61%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $41.12 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $60.02 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $95.12 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $98.24 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $99.07 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $131.20 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $136.12 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $136.94 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $147.60 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $147.60 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $147.60 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $147.60 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $147.60 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $147.60 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $147.60 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $147.60 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $164.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $164.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $164.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $164.00 ↑ +54%

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UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $41.60 $3.50 – $38.58
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