Orthosis lso rigd frm hyperex 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

$899.04

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.

$1,383.14

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.

$493.78 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $1,383.14 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
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $493.78 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $506.23 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $746.90 ↓ -17%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $746.90 ↓ -17%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $802.22 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $828.50 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $835.55 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1,106.51 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,148.01 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,154.92 ↑ +28%
UNITY UNITY HMO $1,244.83 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,244.83 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,244.83 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,244.83 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,244.83 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,244.83 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,244.83 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,244.83 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,383.14 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,383.14 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,383.14 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $1,383.14 ↑ +54%

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Orthosis lso rigd frm hyperex at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $1,182.00 $242.11 – $1,182.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,119.80 $682.04 – $1,722.77
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $899.04 $522.83 – $1,556.86
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $899.04 $391.43 – $1,383.14
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $899.04 $528.64 – $1,383.14
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $899.04 $325.04 – $1,383.14
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $899.04 $711.90 – $1,445.66
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,383.14 $278.01 – $1,383.14

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