Red blood cells leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit 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

$488.15

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.

$751.00

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.

$233.06 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $751.00 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 $233.06 ↓ -52%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $235.34 ↓ -52%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $236.26 ↓ -52%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $260.10 ↓ -47%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $260.10 ↓ -47%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $260.10 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $262.70 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $265.30 ↓ -46%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $268.06 ↓ -45%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $268.11 ↓ -45%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $270.72 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $274.87 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $306.00 ↓ -37%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $306.00 ↓ -37%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $353.00 ↓ -28%
OSCAR OSCAR $362.07 ↓ -26%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $415.63 ↓ -15%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $435.58 ↓ -11%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $445.89 ↓ -9%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $449.85 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $453.68 ↓ -7%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $533.47 ↑ +9%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $533.47 ↑ +9%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $600.80 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $623.33 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $627.09 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $675.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $675.90 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $675.90 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $675.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $675.90 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $675.90 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $675.90 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $675.90 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $751.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $751.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $751.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $751.00 ↑ +54%

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Red blood cells leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $302.84 $123.79 – $345.33
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $389.40 $244.86 – $342.80
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $457.60 $278.71 – $704.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $457.60 $266.11 – $792.42
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,085.50 $239.22 – $1,670.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $457.60 $269.07 – $704.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,085.50 $260.10 – $1,670.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $457.60 $362.35 – $735.82

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