Warde infectious agent nucleic acid genotype hepatitis c 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

$271.70

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.

$418.00

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.

$152.99 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $517.47 with NOVA — 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $152.99 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $242.44 ↓ -11%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $249.47 ↓ -8%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $250.38 ↓ -8%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $251.92 ↓ -7%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $252.30 ↓ -7%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $252.30 ↓ -7%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $252.30 ↓ -7%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $252.51 ↓ -7%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $252.90 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $254.82 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.35 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $257.45 ↓ -5%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $257.45 ↓ -5%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $260.02 ↓ -4%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $262.60 ↓ -3%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $270.32 ↓ -1%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $334.40 ↑ +23%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $342.41 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $346.94 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $349.03 ↑ +28%
OSCAR OSCAR $351.21 ↑ +29%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $376.20 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $376.20 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $376.20 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $376.20 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $376.20 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $376.20 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $376.20 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $376.20 ↑ +38%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $403.17 ↑ +48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $418.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $418.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $418.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $418.00 ↑ +54%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $432.52 ↑ +59%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $517.47 ↑ +90%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $517.47 ↑ +90%

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Warde infectious agent nucleic acid genotype hepatitis c at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $646.40 $3.50 – $400.49
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $842.40 $257.45 – $257.45
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,573.00 $958.08 – $2,420.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,573.00 $914.76 – $2,723.95
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $486.85 $211.97 – $749.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,149.85 $249.47 – $1,769.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,573.00 $1,245.57 – $2,529.38
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,033.00 $207.63 – $1,033.00

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