Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm 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

$3,209.23

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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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$4,937.28

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.

$63.76 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $178.61 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

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 $63.76 ↓ -98%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $65.37 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $96.45 ↓ -97%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $96.45 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $103.59 ↓ -97%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $106.99 ↓ -97%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $107.90 ↓ -97%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $142.89 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $148.25 ↓ -95%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
COVENTRY AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
MERITAIN AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
AETNA EAP AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
AETNA AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
WEBTPA AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $149.14 ↓ -95%
UNITY UNITY HMO $160.75 ↓ -95%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.75 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.75 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $160.75 ↓ -95%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.75 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.75 ↓ -95%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.75 ↓ -95%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $160.75 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $178.61 ↓ -94%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $178.61 ↓ -94%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $178.61 ↓ -94%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $178.61 ↓ -94%

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Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $4,659.72 $1,904.66 – $4,659.72
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $4,781.40 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,049.15 $73.44 – $185.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $3,209.23 $67.51 – $201.04
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,209.23 $50.55 – $178.61
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,209.23 $68.26 – $178.61
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3,491.77 $41.97 – $178.61
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $3,209.23 $91.93 – $186.68

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