Scope uretscp lithovue dig disp 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

$2,514.76

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.

$3,868.86

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.

$647.57 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $1,813.91 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 $647.57 ↓ -74%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $663.89 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $979.51 ↓ -61%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $979.51 ↓ -61%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $1,052.07 ↓ -58%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $1,086.53 ↓ -57%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,095.78 ↓ -56%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1,451.13 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,505.55 ↓ -40%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
AETNA AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,514.61 ↓ -40%
UNITY UNITY HMO $1,632.52 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,632.52 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,632.52 ↓ -35%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,632.52 ↓ -35%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,632.52 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,632.52 ↓ -35%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,632.52 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,632.52 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,813.91 ↓ -28%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,813.91 ↓ -28%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,813.91 ↓ -28%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $1,813.91 ↓ -28%

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Scope uretscp lithovue dig disp at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,375.00 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,389.32 $638.90 – $1,613.80
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,514.76 $685.66 – $2,041.74
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,514.76 $513.34 – $1,813.91
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,514.76 $693.28 – $1,813.91
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,514.76 $426.27 – $1,813.91
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,514.76 $933.62 – $1,895.90
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,868.86 $364.60 – $1,813.91

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