CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine injection

Facility: Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center

Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$24
about 0.5× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $19–$34
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$25
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $24 This hospital $25 Cash price $48 Hospital's list price $59

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $20 Priciest $25

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Flu vaccine injection is about $24 (about 0.5× the $48 Medicare rate). Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center charges insurers about $25, or about $48 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dubuque, IA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $5 - $102 10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5 - $46 10%
Aetnamajor $11 - $78 23%
Cignamajor $5 - $79 10%
Humanamajor $5 - $50 10%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $25 52%
Ambetter (Centene) $5 - $78 10%
Clover Health $30 63%
GEHA $12 - $102 25%
Health Net $5 - $78 10%
HealthPartners $5 - $55 10%
Medica $18 - $79 38%
Medical Mutual $16 - $73 33%
Meridian $5 - $30 10%
Molina $5 10%
Oscar Health $39 - $78 82%
Paramount $5 10%
Presbyterian $5 - $30 10%
Sanford Health Plan $39 - $54 82%
Tufts Health Plan $5 10%
UCare $18 38%
WellMed $30 63%
WellSense $5 10%
+ 364 smaller / regional plans $5 - $94
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 15 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 250 Mercy Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals