Tot disc arthrp 1ntrspc crv 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

$39,977.94

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.

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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.

$2.28 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $35,034.15 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
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $2.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $14.67 ↓ -100%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $15,730.41 ↓ -61%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $15,884.63 ↓ -60%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $15,946.32 ↓ -60%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,081.32 ↓ -57%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,081.32 ↓ -57%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,081.32 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,252.14 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,422.95 ↓ -56%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $17,604.22 ↓ -56%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17,778.52 ↓ -56%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $23,181.80 ↓ -42%
OSCAR OSCAR $23,777.90 ↓ -41%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $27,295.26 ↓ -32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $29,282.27 ↓ -27%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $35,034.15 ↓ -12%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $35,034.15 ↓ -12%

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Tot disc arthrp 1ntrspc crv at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $3,925.60 $1,417.13 – $16,169.07
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $45,307.54 $9.09 – $34,040.37
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $3,925.60 $1,417.13 – $15,243.06
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $3,925.60 $1,417.13 – $18,297.44
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $3,925.60 $1,417.13 – $17,717.92
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $3,925.60 $1,417.13 – $3,775.43
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown $3,925.60 $1,417.13 – $17,895.28
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City $3,925.60 $1,275.82 – $16,286.62

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