Thyrotropin alfa 0.9 mg intramuscular solution 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

$10,828.50

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.

$10,828.50

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.

$1,992.78 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $10,828.50 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,992.78 ↓ -82%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $2,012.32 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $2,020.14 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,078.71 ↓ -81%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,078.71 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,083.12 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,083.12 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,083.12 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,103.95 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $2,113.24 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,124.79 ↓ -80%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $2,146.89 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,168.15 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $2,827.10 ↓ -74%
OSCAR OSCAR $2,899.79 ↓ -73%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $3,328.75 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $3,571.07 ↓ -67%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $3,865.77 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,963.23 ↓ -63%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $4,272.53 ↓ -61%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $4,272.53 ↓ -61%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $6,280.53 ↓ -42%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $6,486.27 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $6,541.50 ↓ -40%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $8,662.80 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $8,987.66 ↓ -17%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
AETNA EAP AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
WEBTPA AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
AETNA AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
COVENTRY AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
MERITAIN AETNA $9,041.80 ↓ -16%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,745.65 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,745.65 ↓ -10%
UNITY UNITY HMO $9,745.65 ↓ -10%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,745.65 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,745.65 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,745.65 ↓ -10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $9,745.65 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $9,745.65 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $10,828.50 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $10,828.50 ↑ +0%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $10,828.50 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $10,828.50 ↑ +0%

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Thyrotropin alfa 0.9 mg intramuscular solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $2,215.20 $1,975.61 – $6,478.22
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,429.09 $1,926.50 – $2,113.24
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $10,828.50 $2,113.24 – $10,828.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $10,828.50 $2,113.24 – $12,188.56
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $10,828.50 $1,992.78 – $10,828.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $10,828.50 $2,113.24 – $10,828.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $10,828.50 $1,992.78 – $10,828.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $10,828.50 $2,113.24 – $11,317.95

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