Sling suprapubic suburetheral 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

$9,679.96

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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.

$14,892.24

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.

$728.90 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $2,041.75 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 $728.90 ↓ -92%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $747.28 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,102.55 ↓ -89%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,102.55 ↓ -89%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $1,184.22 ↓ -88%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $1,223.01 ↓ -87%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $1,233.42 ↓ -87%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $1,633.40 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,694.65 ↓ -82%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
AETNA AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,704.86 ↓ -82%
UNITY UNITY HMO $1,837.58 ↓ -81%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,837.58 ↓ -81%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,837.58 ↓ -81%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,837.58 ↓ -81%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,837.58 ↓ -81%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,837.58 ↓ -81%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,837.58 ↓ -81%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,837.58 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $2,041.75 ↓ -79%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2,041.75 ↓ -79%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $2,041.75 ↓ -79%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $2,041.75 ↓ -79%

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Sling suprapubic suburetheral at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $3,328.77 $1,360.63 – $3,328.77
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,130.80 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $9,197.11 $719.15 – $1,816.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $9,679.96 $771.78 – $2,298.19
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $9,679.96 $577.82 – $2,041.75
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $9,671.50 $780.36 – $2,041.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $9,671.50 $479.81 – $2,041.75
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $9,671.50 $1,050.89 – $2,134.04

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