Prq card revasc mi 1 vsl drug-eluting 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

$14,635.40

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.

$22,516.00

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.

$8,038.21 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $22,516.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $8,038.21 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $8,240.86 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $13,059.28 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $13,487.08 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $13,601.92 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $18,012.80 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $18,688.28 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $18,800.86 ↑ +28%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20,264.40 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20,264.40 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $20,264.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20,264.40 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20,264.40 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $20,264.40 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20,264.40 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $20,264.40 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $22,516.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $22,516.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $22,516.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $22,516.00 ↑ +54%

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Prq card revasc mi 1 vsl drug-eluting at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $16,239.64 $6,637.95 – $16,239.64
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $23,895.30 $10,403.65 – $36,762.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $22,922.90 $7,088.47 – $35,266.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $15,800.20 $6,222.85 – $24,308.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $21,099.65 $7,628.34 – $32,461.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $19,356.76 $8,976.70 – $15,654.78
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $17,651.36 $4,501.10 – $10,811.46
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown $19,356.76 $8,468.58 – $19,308.37

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