Nm imaging kidney morphology vascular flow/function single study w/pharmacological intervention 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

$1,255.15

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.

$1,931.00

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.

$487.13 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $1,931.00 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 $487.13 ↓ -61%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $491.90 ↓ -61%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $493.81 ↓ -61%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $528.96 ↓ -58%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $528.96 ↓ -58%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $528.96 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $534.25 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $539.54 ↓ -57%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $545.15 ↓ -57%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $550.55 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $689.37 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $706.75 ↓ -44%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $717.87 ↓ -43%
OSCAR OSCAR $736.33 ↓ -41%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $845.25 ↓ -33%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $906.78 ↓ -28%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,084.90 ↓ -14%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,084.90 ↓ -14%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $1,119.98 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,135.13 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,135.13 ↓ -10%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $1,156.67 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,166.52 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1,544.80 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,602.73 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,612.39 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,737.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,737.90 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $1,737.90 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,737.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,737.90 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,737.90 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,737.90 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,737.90 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,931.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,931.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,931.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $1,931.00 ↑ +54%

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Nm imaging kidney morphology vascular flow/function single study w/pharmacological intervention at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $1,541.32 $51.69 – $1,541.31
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $868.80 $469.95 – $515.24
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,162.85 $500.00 – $1,789.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $2,534.00 $509.33 – $2,534.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,680.90 $512.50 – $2,586.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $2,045.00 $561.15 – $2,045.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $1,329.25 $513.95 – $2,045.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $1,508.65 $525.38 – $2,321.00

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