Ot re-evaluation patient/family 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

$91.00

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.

$140.00

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.

$47.90 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $212.00 with GEHA — 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 $47.90 ↓ -47%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $48.37 ↓ -47%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $48.56 ↓ -47%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $49.98 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $51.24 ↓ -44%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.22 ↓ -29%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.22 ↓ -29%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.22 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.86 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $65.50 ↓ -28%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $66.19 ↓ -27%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $66.84 ↓ -27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $81.20 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $83.86 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $84.57 ↓ -7%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $87.15 ↓ -4%
OSCAR OSCAR $89.40 ↓ -2%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $102.62 ↑ +13%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $110.09 ↑ +21%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $112.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $116.20 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $116.90 ↑ +28%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $126.00 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $126.00 ↑ +38%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $131.72 ↑ +45%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $131.72 ↑ +45%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $140.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $140.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $140.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $140.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $212.00 ↑ +133%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $212.00 ↑ +133%

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Ot re-evaluation patient/family at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $132.00 $52.70 – $114.58
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $202.80 $88.55 – $88.55
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $146.90 $89.47 – $226.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $175.50 $47.90 – $270.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $146.90 $116.32 – $236.22
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $179.00 $35.98 – $189.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $226.00 $62.01 – $226.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $146.90 $47.90 – $226.00

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