Treatment of ankle fracture 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

$37,995.74

Cash price

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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.

$15.69 with BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) vs $14,498.57 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
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $15.69 ↓ -100%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $6,509.89 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $6,573.71 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $6,599.24 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,068.95 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,068.95 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,068.95 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,139.64 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,210.33 ↓ -81%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $7,285.35 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,357.48 ↓ -81%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $9,593.58 ↓ -75%
OSCAR OSCAR $9,840.27 ↓ -74%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $11,295.90 ↓ -70%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $12,118.21 ↓ -68%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $14,498.57 ↓ -62%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $14,498.57 ↓ -62%

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Treatment of ankle fracture at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $4,267.20 $784.07 – $6,280.98
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,022.00 $37.48 – $311.20
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $30,903.16 $0.96 – $14,087.30
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $35,380.54 $5.76 – $14,087.30
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $1,220.40 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $1,220.40 $928.00 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $52,955.50 $2.28 – $14,021.15
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $4,267.20 $784.07 – $5,921.26

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