Srs linear based 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

$16,142.75

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.

$24,835.00

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.

$2,680.00 with GEHA vs $24,835.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,680.00 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,680.00 ↓ -83%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $6,607.75 ↓ -59%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $6,672.53 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $6,698.44 ↓ -59%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,175.22 ↓ -56%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,175.22 ↓ -56%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,175.22 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,246.97 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,318.72 ↓ -55%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $7,394.87 ↓ -54%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,468.08 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $7,524.82 ↓ -53%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9,089.61 ↓ -44%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $9,737.79 ↓ -40%
OSCAR OSCAR $9,988.19 ↓ -38%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $10,927.40 ↓ -32%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $11,465.70 ↓ -29%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $12,300.37 ↓ -24%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $14,404.30 ↓ -11%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $14,716.52 ↓ -9%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $14,716.52 ↓ -9%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $14,876.17 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $15,002.82 ↓ -7%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $19,868.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $20,613.05 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $20,737.23 ↑ +28%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22,351.50 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $22,351.50 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $22,351.50 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22,351.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22,351.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22,351.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22,351.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $22,351.50 ↑ +38%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $24,835.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $24,835.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $24,835.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $24,835.00 ↑ +54%

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Srs linear based at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $16,049.40 $822.33 – $16,049.39
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $6,634.80 $7,187.70 – $7,317.46
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $22,795.50 $3,517.00 – $35,070.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $7,717.80 $7,317.46 – $8,360.95
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $16,198.00 $3,758.00 – $24,920.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $1,856.80 $822.33 – $6,336.33
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $1,856.80 $822.33 – $7,606.00
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $20,464.09 $822.33 – $7,520.55

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