Subsequent intensive care infant 1500-2500 grams 99479 at UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital

350 North Grandview Avenue, Dubuque, IA · UnityPoint Health · · NPI 1942392600

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 28, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$224.80

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$281.00

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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.

$109.81 with Aetna vs $282.80 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $109.81 ↓ -51%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage $112.01 ↓ -50%
Molina Medicare Advantage $112.01 ↓ -50%
Meridian MMAI (Medicare-Medicaid) $115.30 ↓ -49%
Amerivantage Medicare Advantage $115.30 ↓ -49%
Humana Medicare Advantage $115.30 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $115.30 ↓ -49%
BC Illinois Community Blue Choice $151.93 ↓ -32%
BC Illinois Community PPO $180.87 ↓ -20%
Medical Associates Health Plan HMO $192.17 ↓ -15%
Health Partners Open Network Commercial $222.33 ↓ -1%
Cigna/Midlands Commercial $235.01 ↑ +5%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO $239.10 ↑ +6%
Wellmark UPH Self-Funded Commercial $239.10 ↑ +6%
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO $239.10 ↑ +6%
Dean Health Plan HMO $258.52 ↑ +15%
Aetna HMO $258.68 ↑ +15%
United Healthcare PPO $280.54 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare HMO $280.54 ↑ +25%
Aetna PPO $282.80 ↑ +26%
Iowa Total Care Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Amerigroup Managed Medicaid not published by hospital —
Medica Exchange Inspire Commercial not published by hospital —
Medica Exchange Insure Commercial not published by hospital —
Quartz Health HMO not published by hospital —

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Subsequent intensive care infant 1500-2500 grams 99479 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $316.00 $80.55 – $227.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $245.40 not published
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $316.00 $81.91 – $227.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $257.40 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $257.40 $313.17 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $316.00 $81.91 – $227.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $224.80 $109.81 – $239.10
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $224.80 $109.81 – $239.10

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