Spirometry bronchodilation responsiveness pre/post bronchodilator administration 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

$1,017.90

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.

$654.00

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.

$195.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $745.60 with CLAIMDOC — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↓ -81%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↓ -81%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $233.48 ↓ -77%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $239.36 ↓ -76%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $334.77 ↓ -67%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $338.06 ↓ -67%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $339.37 ↓ -67%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $363.53 ↓ -64%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $363.53 ↓ -64%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $363.53 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $367.16 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $370.80 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $374.66 ↓ -63%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $378.37 ↓ -63%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $379.32 ↓ -63%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $391.75 ↓ -62%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $395.08 ↓ -61%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $493.36 ↓ -52%
OSCAR OSCAR $506.05 ↓ -50%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $523.20 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $542.82 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
AETNA AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
MERITAIN AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
WEBTPA AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
AETNA EAP AETNA $546.09 ↓ -46%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $580.90 ↓ -43%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $588.60 ↓ -42%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $588.60 ↓ -42%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $588.60 ↓ -42%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $588.60 ↓ -42%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $588.60 ↓ -42%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $588.60 ↓ -42%
UNITY UNITY HMO $588.60 ↓ -42%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $588.60 ↓ -42%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $623.19 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $654.00 ↓ -36%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $654.00 ↓ -36%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $654.00 ↓ -36%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $654.00 ↓ -36%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $745.60 ↓ -27%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $745.60 ↓ -27%

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Spirometry bronchodilation responsiveness pre/post bronchodilator administration at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $421.92 $9.33 – $421.92
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $398.40 $147.55 – $298.08
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $453.05 $275.94 – $697.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $453.05 $266.39 – $697.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $491.40 $177.66 – $791.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $453.05 $358.75 – $728.50
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $421.85 $6.60 – $724.45
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $697.00 $6.60 – $697.00

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