Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) 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

$690.30

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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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$1,062.00

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.

$358.66 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $1,062.00 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 $358.66 ↓ -48%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $362.17 ↓ -48%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $363.58 ↓ -47%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $379.13 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $388.69 ↓ -44%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $389.45 ↓ -44%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $389.45 ↓ -44%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $389.45 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $393.35 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $397.24 ↓ -42%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $401.38 ↓ -42%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $405.35 ↓ -41%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $528.55 ↓ -23%
OSCAR OSCAR $542.14 ↓ -21%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $615.96 ↓ -11%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $622.33 ↓ -10%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $636.14 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $641.55 ↓ -7%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $667.64 ↓ -3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $798.78 ↑ +16%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $798.78 ↑ +16%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $849.60 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $874.53 ↑ +27%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $874.53 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $881.46 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $886.77 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $955.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $955.80 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $955.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $955.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $955.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $955.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $955.80 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $955.80 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,062.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,062.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,062.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $1,062.00 ↑ +54%

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Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $519.20 $21.49 – $489.22
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $801.60 $384.64 – $538.50
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,014.65 $368.14 – $1,561.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $607.75 $187.94 – $935.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $1,228.00 $336.96 – $1,228.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $798.20 $378.41 – $1,228.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $1,069.25 $386.82 – $1,645.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $875.40 $384.64 – $538.50

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