Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each additional hour 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

$95.55

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$147.00

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.

$53.80 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $4,237.00 with GEHA — 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 $53.80 ↓ -44%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $64.60 ↓ -32%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $64.68 ↓ -32%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $65.23 ↓ -32%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $65.48 ↓ -31%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $70.14 ↓ -27%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $70.14 ↓ -27%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $70.14 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $70.84 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $71.55 ↓ -25%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $72.29 ↓ -24%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $73.01 ↓ -24%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $85.26 ↓ -11%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $88.05 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $88.80 ↓ -7%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $95.19 ↓ -0%
OSCAR OSCAR $97.64 ↑ +2%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $112.08 ↑ +17%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $117.60 ↑ +23%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $120.24 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $122.01 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $122.75 ↑ +28%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $132.30 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $132.30 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $132.30 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $132.30 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $132.30 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $132.30 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $132.30 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $132.30 ↑ +38%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $143.86 ↑ +51%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $143.86 ↑ +51%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $147.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $147.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $147.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $147.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,237.00 ↑ +4334%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,237.00 ↑ +4334%

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Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each additional hour at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $122.28 $23.72 – $122.28
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $120.00 $38.35 – $68.13
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $340.60 $207.45 – $524.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $340.60 $198.07 – $589.81
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $126.75 $55.19 – $752.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $340.60 $200.27 – $524.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $191.75 $67.83 – $1,293.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $446.55 $67.96 – $687.00

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